The Cayuga and Seneca Canal is a canal in New York, USA. It is now part of the New York Barge Canal. The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The New York Barge Canal is a successor to the Erie Canal and other canals within New York. ...
The Cayuga and Seneca Canal connects the Erie Canal to Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake. The white section highlights the general area of the canal, with the actual canal shown in blue The Erie Canal (later replaced by part of the New York State Barge Canal system, which was renamed the Erie Canal) is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from... Cayuga Lake is the longest of western New Yorks glacial Finger Lakes, and is the second largest in surface area. ... Seneca Lake is the second longest (at 38 miles (60 km) long) of western New Yorks glacial Finger Lakes and has the largest volume, estimated at 4. ...
Seneca Lake outlets into the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, which joins Seneca and Cayuga Lakes at their northern ends.
Seneca lake is haven to some of the most prized Lake trout in the world because of its great depths and low boating traffic.
Lake Seneca is also the site of a strange and as-yet-unexplained phenomenon known as the Guns of the Seneca, mysterious cannon-like booms heard in the surrounding area.