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Finger Lakes

The Finger Lakes are a group of eleven long, narrow, roughly north–south lakes located in an area called the Finger Lakes region in New York, in the United States. This region straddles the northern and transitional edge of the Northern Allegheny Plateau, known as the Finger Lakes Uplands and Gorges ecoregion, and the Ontario Lowlands ecoregion of the Great Lakes Lowlands. The geological term finger lake refers to a long, narrow lake in an overdeepened glacial valley, while the proper name Finger Lakes goes back to the late 19th century. Cayuga and Seneca Lakes are among the deepest in the United States, measuring 435 and 618 feet (133 and 188 m), respectively, with bottoms well below sea level. Though none of the lakes' widths exceed 3.5 miles (5.6 km), Seneca Lake is 38.1 miles (61.3 km) long, and at 66.9 square miles (173 km2) is the largest in total area.

Infobox

Location
New York
Coordinates
mw- 42°40′N 76°50′W / 42.667°N 76.833°W / 42.667; -76.833
Type
Finger lakes
Part of
Lake Ontario Basin
Primary outflows
Oswego River
Basin countries
United States
Settlements
Ithaca, Geneva, Canandaigua

Tables

Summary · Lakes
Conesus Lake
Conesus Lake
Name
Conesus Lake
Elevation
818 feet (249 m)
Area
3,420 acres (1,380 ha)
Length
8 miles (13 km)
Maximum width
1 mile (1.6 km)
Maximum depth
66 feet (20 m)
Location
Livingston County: Conesus, Geneseo, Groveland, Livonia
Settlements
Lakeville
Hemlock Lake
Hemlock Lake
Name
Hemlock Lake
Elevation
905 feet (276 m)
Area
1,800 acres (730 ha)
Length
7 miles (11 km)
Maximum width
0.5 miles (0.80 km)
Maximum depth
91 feet (28 m)
Location
Livingston County: Conesus, Livonia, SpringwaterOntario County: Canadice, Richmond
Canadice Lake
Canadice Lake
Name
Canadice Lake
Elevation
1,096 feet (334 m)
Area
649 acres (263 ha)
Length
3 miles (4.8 km)
Maximum width
0.3 miles (0.48 km)
Maximum depth
95 feet (29 m)
Location
Ontario County: Canadice
Honeoye Lake
Honeoye Lake
Name
Honeoye Lake
Elevation
804 feet (245 m)
Area
1,772 acres (717 ha)
Length
4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Maximum width
0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Maximum depth
30 feet (9.1 m)
Location
Ontario County: Canadice, Richmond
Settlements
Honeoye
Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Lake
Name
Canandaigua Lake
Elevation
688 feet (210 m)
Area
10,558 acres (4,273 ha)
Length
15.5 miles (24.9 km)
Maximum width
1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Maximum depth
276 feet (84 m)
Location
Ontario County: Canandaigua, Gorham, South BristolYates County: Italy, Middlesex
Settlements
Canandaigua, Woodville
Keuka Lake
Keuka Lake
Name
Keuka Lake
Elevation
715 feet (218 m)
Area
11,584 acres (4,688 ha)
Length
19.6 miles (31.5 km)
Maximum width
1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Maximum depth
183 feet (56 m)
Location
Steuben County: Pulteney, Urbana, WayneYates County: Barrington, Jerusalem, Milo
Settlements
Branchport, Hammondsport, Penn Yan
Seneca Lake
Seneca Lake
Name
Seneca Lake
Elevation
445 feet (136 m)
Area
43,343 acres (17,540 ha)
Length
38 miles (61 km)
Maximum width
approx 3 miles (5 km)
Maximum depth
618 feet (188 m)
Location
Ontario County: GenevaSchuyler County: Dix, Hector, ReadingSeneca County: Fayette, Lodi, Ovid, Romulus, Varick, WaterlooYates County: Benton, Milo, Starkey, Torrey
Settlements
Dresden, Geneva, Watkins Glen
Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake
Name
Cayuga Lake
Elevation
381 feet (116 m)
Area
42,956 acres (17,384 ha)
Length
38 miles (61 km)
Maximum width
3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Maximum depth
435 feet (133 m)
Location
Cayuga County: Aurelius, Genoa, Ledyard, SpringportSeneca County: Covert, Fayette, Ovid, Romulus, Seneca Falls, VarickTompkins County: Ithaca, Lansing, Ulysses
Settlements
Aurora, Ithaca, Lansing
Owasco Lake
Owasco Lake
Name
Owasco Lake
Elevation
712 feet (217 m)
Area
6,665 acres (2,697 ha)
Length
11.1 miles (17.9 km)
Maximum width
1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Maximum depth
177 feet (54 m)
Location
Cayuga County: Fleming, Moravia, Niles, Owasco, Scipio, Venice
Settlements
Auburn
Skaneateles Lake
Skaneateles Lake
Name
Skaneateles Lake
Elevation
863 feet (263 m)
Area
8,960 acres (3,630 ha)
Length
16 miles (26 km)
Maximum width
1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Maximum depth
300 feet (91 m)
Location
Cayuga County: Niles, SemproniusCortland County: ScottOnondaga County: Skaneateles, Spafford
Settlements
Skaneateles
Otisco Lake
Otisco Lake
Name
Otisco Lake
Elevation
787 feet (240 m)
Area
1,877 acres (760 ha)
Length
5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Maximum width
0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Maximum depth
76 feet (23 m)
Location
Onondaga County: Marcellus, Spafford
Name
Elevation
Area
Length
Maximum width
Maximum depth
Location
Settlements
Conesus Lake
818 feet (249 m)
3,420 acres (1,380 ha)
8 miles (13 km)
1 mile (1.6 km)
66 feet (20 m)
Livingston County: Conesus, Geneseo, Groveland, Livonia
Lakeville
Hemlock Lake
905 feet (276 m)
1,800 acres (730 ha)
7 miles (11 km)
miles (0.80 km)
91 feet (28 m)
Livingston County: Conesus, Livonia, SpringwaterOntario County: Canadice, Richmond
Canadice Lake
1,096 feet (334 m)
649 acres (263 ha)
3 miles (4.8 km)
miles (0.48 km)
95 feet (29 m)
Ontario County: Canadice
Honeoye Lake
804 feet (245 m)
1,772 acres (717 ha)
miles (7.2 km)
miles (1.3 km)
30 feet (9.1 m)
Ontario County: Canadice, Richmond
Honeoye
Canandaigua Lake
688 feet (210 m)
10,558 acres (4,273 ha)
miles (24.9 km)
miles (2.4 km)
276 feet (84 m)
Ontario County: Canandaigua, Gorham, South BristolYates County: Italy, Middlesex
Canandaigua, Woodville
Keuka Lake
715 feet (218 m)
11,584 acres (4,688 ha)
miles (31.5 km)
miles (3.1 km)
183 feet (56 m)
Steuben County: Pulteney, Urbana, WayneYates County: Barrington, Jerusalem, Milo
Branchport, Hammondsport, Penn Yan
Seneca Lake
445 feet (136 m)
43,343 acres (17,540 ha)
38 miles (61 km)
approx 3 miles (5 km)
618 feet (188 m)
Ontario County: GenevaSchuyler County: Dix, Hector, ReadingSeneca County: Fayette, Lodi, Ovid, Romulus, Varick, WaterlooYates County: Benton, Milo, Starkey, Torrey
Dresden, Geneva, Watkins Glen
Cayuga Lake
381 feet (116 m)
42,956 acres (17,384 ha)
38 miles (61 km)
miles (5.6 km)
435 feet (133 m)
Cayuga County: Aurelius, Genoa, Ledyard, SpringportSeneca County: Covert, Fayette, Ovid, Romulus, Seneca Falls, VarickTompkins County: Ithaca, Lansing, Ulysses
Aurora, Ithaca, Lansing
Owasco Lake
712 feet (217 m)
6,665 acres (2,697 ha)
miles (17.9 km)
miles (2.1 km)
177 feet (54 m)
Cayuga County: Fleming, Moravia, Niles, Owasco, Scipio, Venice
Auburn
Skaneateles Lake
863 feet (263 m)
8,960 acres (3,630 ha)
16 miles (26 km)
miles (2.4 km)
300 feet (91 m)
Cayuga County: Niles, SemproniusCortland County: ScottOnondaga County: Skaneateles, Spafford
Skaneateles
Otisco Lake
787 feet (240 m)
1,877 acres (760 ha)
miles (8.7 km)
miles (1.21 km)
76 feet (23 m)
Onondaga County: Marcellus, Spafford

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