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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.

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