Cayuga Lake

Cayuga Lake
View of the southern end of Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake as viewed in the late afternoon from Cornell University in November 2005
Location of Cayuga Lake within NY
Location of Cayuga Lake within NY
Cayuga Lake
Location of Cayuga Lake in New York state
Location of Cayuga Lake within NY
Location of Cayuga Lake within NY
Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake (the United States)
LocationCayuga / Seneca / Tompkins counties, New York, U.S.
GroupFinger Lakes
Coordinates42°41′17″N 76°42′8″W / 42.68806°N 76.70222°W / 42.68806; -76.70222
Lake typeGround moraine
Primary inflowsFall Creek, Cayuga Inlet, Salmon Creek, Taughannock Creek, Six Mile Creek
Primary outflowsSeneca River
Catchment area2,033 km2 (785 sq mi)
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length61.4 km (38.2 mi)
Max. width3.5 mi (5.6 km)
Surface area172 km2 (66 sq mi)
Average depth54.5 m (179 ft)
Max. depth133 m (436 ft)
Water volume9.4 km3 (2.3 cu mi)
Residence time18.2 years
Shore length1153.4 km (95.3 mi)
Surface elevation381.9 ft (116.4 m)
Islands2 (Frontenac Island and Canoga Island)
Settlementssee article
References[1][2][3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Cayuga Lake (/kəˈjuːɡə/, /kˈjuːɡə/ or /kˈjuːɡə/) is the longest of central New York's glacial Finger Lakes, and is the second largest in surface area (marginally smaller than Seneca Lake) and second largest in volume. It is just under 39 miles (63 km) long. Its average width is 1.7 miles (2.8 km), and it is 3.5 mi wide (5.6 km) at its widest point, near Aurora. It is approximately 435 ft deep (133 m) at its deepest point, and has over 95 miles (153 km) of shoreline.[2]

The lake is named after the indigenous Cayuga people.[4]

  1. ^ "Appendix B. Cayuga Lake Model (CLM-2D) Setup and Calibration for Cayuga Lake" (PDF). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Cayuga Lake". International Lake Environment Committee Foundation. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Cayuga Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 23 January 1980.
  4. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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