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Finger Lakes

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Conesus Lake Hemlock Lake Canadice Lake Honeoye Lake Canandaigua Lake Keuka Lake Seneca Lake



More about Finger Lakes:

  • Cayuga Lake - Ranks second in size among the Finger Lakes, Cayuga Lake offers a diverse fishery for both coldwater and warmwater species.
  • Otisco Lake - Most easterly of the eleven Finger Lakes, it lies wholly within Onondaga county near the city of Syracuse
  • Owasco Lake - Located in Cayuga County on the south edge of the city of Auburn, Owasco Lake is an intermediate sized lake.
  • Skaneateles Lake - The fifth largest of the Finger Lakes, it is located in Onondaga, Cortland and Cayuga counties.
  • Canadice Lake - Located in southwest Ontario County, Canadice Lake lies 30 miles south of Rochester. It is the smallest of the Finger Lakes whose shorelines are virtually undeveloped.
  • Canandaigua Lake - The fourth largest of the Finger Lakes, Canandaigua Lake is located 29 miles southeast of the city of Rochester. Called by the Indians, The Chosen Place, Canandaigua lies within Ontario and Yates counties. The lake is bordered on the north by the city of Canandaigua, and on the south by the settlement of Woodville.
  • Conesus Lake - The most westerly of the 11 Finger Lakes, Conesus Lake is located in Livingston County, 2 miles west of Livonia and 25 miles south of Rochester.
  • Hemlock Lake - Located in southeast Livingston County, Hemlock Lake lies 25 miles south of Rochester. Hemlock is one of the two Finger Lakes whose shorelines are virtually undeveloped.
  • Honeoye Lake - Tenth in size among the eleven Finger Lakes, Honeoye Lake is located 28 miles south of Rochester in southwestern Ontario County.
  • Keuka Lake - Located in the heart of central New York wine country, Keuka Lake lies 17 miles southwest of the City of Geneva. Shaped like a Y, Keuka ranks third in size among the Finger Lakes. The hamlet of Branchport is located at the tip of the lake's northwest arm and the Village of Penn Yan tips the northeast arm. At the lake's south end is the Village of Hammondsport.
  • Seneca Lake - Located within Ontario, Yates, Seneca, and Schuyler counties, Seneca Lake lies in the geographic center of the Finger Lakes. At the northern tip of the lake is the City of Geneva, and at the southern tip is the Village of Watkins Glen. Seneca lake has the largest volume of water of the Finger Lakes.
  • Water Quality Study Of The Finger Lakes - The results of a water quality study of the Finger Lakes, performed by the NYSDEC over several years.
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