Keuka Lake

Keuka Lake
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Location	Steuben / Yates counties, New York, United States
Group	Finger Lakes
Coordinates	42°29′47″N 77°08′46″W / 42.49639°N 77.14611°W / 42.49639; -77.14611
Type	Ground moraine
Primary inflows	Keuka Inlet, Sugar Creek, Glen Brook, Wagener Glen Creek
Primary outflows	Keuka Lake Outlet
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	20 mi (32 km)
Max. width	0.5 to 2 mi (0.80 to 3.22 km)
Surface area	11,730 acres (47.5 km2)
Average depth	101 ft (31 m)
Max. depth	187 ft (57 m)
Water volume	.35 cu mi (1.5 km3)
Shore length1	60 mi (97 km)
Surface elevation	715 ft (218 m)[1]
Settlements	Penn Yan Hammondsport Branchport
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Keuka Lake (/ˈkjuːkə/ KEW-kə) is one of the major Finger Lakes in the U.S. state of New York. It is unusual because it is Y-shaped, in contrast to the long and narrow shape of the other Finger Lakes. Because of its shape, it was referred to in the past as Crooked Lake. Keuka means "canoe landing" or "lake with an elbow" in the Seneca language. The first white settlers to the lake region came after the Sullivan Expedition during the American Revolutionary War. In 1833 the Crooked Lake Canal was completed, connecting Keuka Lake with Seneca Lake, connecting with the Erie Canal. Beginning in the first half of the 19th century many steamboats operated on the lake which largely functioned as transports between Penn Yan and Hammondsport, often in service of the wine industry. In 1872 the Bath & Hammondsport Railroad, connecting to the Erie Railroad, went into operation, replacing the use of the canal. Beginning in the mid 19th century the lake has since been surrounded by vineyards and wineries which earned it the title, the Cradle of the Wine Industry, in New York. During the beginning of the 20th century the first water-craft airplanes were developed and tested on Keuka Lake by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss.