With its strikingly blue water, Skaneateles Lake is ranked among the cleanest lakes in America. Seneca Lake is known as the Lake Trout Capital of the World and is home to the Seneca Lake Wine Trail.
The deepest of the Finger Lakes, bottoming out at over 600 feet, and the largest by volume. It is home to both a cold water and warm water fishery, and is a popular place for swimming in the summer due to its shallow waters. Owasco Lake is 11 miles in length, making it the sixth largest of Finger Lake. The easternmost Finger Lake, Otisco Lake is used for public drinking water. Mean Depth: 34 feet (north of causeway) and 6 feet (south of causeway) Here you will find the Keuka Lake Wine Trail. The third largest lake, Keuka Lake naturally resembles the letter "Y," earning it the nickname "crooked lake." It is the only lake in the country, and one of a few in the world, that runs both north and south. Honeoye Lake is the shallowest of the Finger Lakes, reaching just 30 feet at its deepest point. It is the only Finger Lake that was not named by the local Native Americans. The most undeveloped and pristine of the Finger Lakes, Hemlock Lake is preserved in its natural state. This lake is eight miles long and is a popular summer spot for swimming, boating, fishing and viewing fireworks for the Fourth of July. The westernmost lake of the Finger Lakes, located in Livingston County. It is home to Frontenac Island, one of only two small islands in the Finger Lakes, and the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail. Cayuga LakeĪt just under 40 miles, Cayuga Lake is the longest of the Finger Lakes and clocks in at about 435 feet deep. Its name comes Canandaigua Lake’s City Pier is a historic treasure with its picturesque boathouses looking out towards Squaw Island, the Finger Lakes’ smallest island. The fourth largest of the Finger Lakes, Canandaigua Lake is a popular spot for boating and swimming.
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In alphabetical order: Canadice LakeĬanadice Lake is free of development and has the highest elevation. Despite being the shortest of the lakes, at just under 4 miles long, the Native American translation of Canadice Lake is “Long Lake.” Canandaigua Lake Either way you tell it, each lake is different and unique in its own right. One of a Great Spirit who blessed this land with his hands, leaving the shape of his fingers behind. But if you go by Native American legend, a different story is told. The eleven pristine Finger Lakes are glacial formations shaped during the Pleistocene Ice Age, the most recent ice age in our planet’s history. Then keep browsing our site to dive deeper and learn more. How much do you know about the Finger Lakes Region? Try these “Fast Facts” on for size and see what sparks your interest.
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