The Lakes
The Finger Lakes Region of New York State is a 9,000 square mile area. The eleven lakes, among the deepest in the United States, nestle along the historic Erie Canal just south of Lake Ontario, with hundreds of miles of waterfront. A four-season playground, the region is set against a backdrop of waterfalls and gorges, thick, cool woods and rolling hills, and miles of spectacular shoreline vistas.
Canadice Lake
Elevation: 1096 feet
Area: 649 acres
Length: 3 miles
Maximum width: 0.3 miles
Maximum depth: 95 feet
Thermocline: about 30 feet
Canandaigua Lake
Elevation: 688 feet
Area: 10,558 acres
Length: 15.5 miles
Maximum width: 1.5 miles
Maximum depth: 276 feet
Thermocline: about 35
Cayuga Lake
Elevation: 381 feet
Area: 42,956 acres
Length: 38 miles
Maximum Width: 3.5 miles
Maximum Depth: 435 feet
Thermocline: about 70 feet
Conesus Lake
Elevation: 818 feet
Area: 3,420 acres
Length: 8 miles
Maximum width: 1 miles
Maximum depth: 66 feet
Thermocline: about 30 feet
Hemlock Lake
Elevation: 905 feet
Area: 1,800 acres
Length: 7 miles
Maximum width: 0.5 miles
Maximum depth: 91 feet
Thermocline: about 30
Honeoye Lake
Elevation: 804 feet
Area: 1,772 acres
Length: 4.5 miles
Maximum width: 0.8 miles
Maximum depth: 30 feet
Keuka Lake
Elevation: 715 feet
Area: 11,584 acres
Length: 19.6 miles
Maximum width: 1.9 miles
Maximum depth: 183 feet
Thermocline: between 30-35 feet
Lake Ontatio
Elevation: 246 feet
Area: 4,697,600 acres
Length: 193 miles
Maximum Width: 53 miles
Maximum Depth: 802 feet
Otisco Lake
Elevation: 787 feet
Area: 2,200 acres
Length: 5.4 miles
Maximum Width: .75 miles
Maximum Depth: 76 feet
Owasco Lake
Elevation: 712 feet
Area: 6,665 acres
Length: 11.1 miles
Maximum Width: 1.3 miles
Maximum Depth: 177 feet
Thermocline: about 35 feet
Port Bay
Elevation: 247 feet
Area: 460 acres
Maximum depth: 28 feet
Seneca Lake
Elevation: 445 feet
Area: 43,343 acres
Length: 38 miles
Maximum width: approx 3 miles
Maximum depth: 618 feet
Thermocline: 60 to 125 feet
Skaneateles Lake
Elevation: 863 feet
Area: 8,960 acres
Length: 16 miles
Maximum Width: 1.5 miles
Max Depth: 300 feet
Thermocline: about 35 feet
Sodus Bay
Elevation: 247 feet
Area: 3,357 acres
Maximum length: 4 miles
Maximum width: 2 miles
Maximum depth: 48 feet
Physical features of the lakes courtesy dec.ny.gov.
Lake Associations
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Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association: canandaigualakeassoc.org
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council: canandaigualake.org -
Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake Watershed Network: cayugalake.org
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Conesus Lake
Conesus Lake Association: conesuslake.org
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Finger Lakes Region
Finger Lakes Regional Watershed Alliance: flrwa.org
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Hemlock Lake and Canadice Lake
RochesterEnvironment.com: rochesterenvironment.com
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Honeoye Lake
Honeoye Valley Association: hvaweb.org
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Keuka Lake
Keuka Lake Association: keukalakeassociation.org
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Otisco Lake
Otisco Lake Preservation Association: otiscolakepreservation.com
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Owasco Lake
Owasco Watershed Lake Association: owla.org
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Seneca Lake
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association: senecalake.org
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Skaneateles Lake
Skaneateles Lake Association: skaneateleslake.org
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Lake Ontario
Great Sodus Bay Association: greatsodusbay.org
Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon Association (LOTSA): lotsa1.org
Port Bay Improvement Association: portbayny.org