Canandaigua Lake

Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Lake
	Canandaigua Lake
Location	Ontario / Yates counties, New York, United States
Group	Finger Lakes
Coordinates	42°45′24″N 77°19′04″W / 42.75667°N 77.31778°W
Type	Ground Moraine
Primary inflows	West River
Primary outflows	Canandaigua Outlet
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	16 mi (26 km)
Max. width	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Surface area	10,750 acres (43.5 km2)
Average depth	127 ft (39 m)
Max. depth	276 ft (84 m)
Water volume	.39 cu mi (1.6 km3)
Shore length1	36 mi (58 km)
Surface elevation	688 ft (210 m)
Islands	Skenoh Island
Settlements	Canandaigua, Naples
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Canandaigua Lake /ˌkænənˈdeɪɡwə/ is the fourth largest of the Finger Lakes in the U.S. state of New York.^[1] The City of Canandaigua is located at the northern end of the lake and the village of Naples is several miles south of the southern end. It is the westernmost of the major Finger Lakes.

The name Canandaigua is derived from the Seneca name spelled variously Kanandarque, Ganondagan, Ga-nun-da-gwa, or in a modern transcription, tganǫdæ:gwęh, which means "the chosen spot", or "at the chosen town".^[2]

^ "Canandaigua Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
^ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

[GNIS-1] "Canandaigua Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 31, 2015.

[Bright2004-2] Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

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