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Cayuga Lake is the longest of western New York's glacial Finger Lakes, and is the second largest in surface area (marginally smaller than Seneca Lake) and volume. It is just under 40 miles long. Its average width is 1.7 miles, and it is 3.5 miles wide at its widest point near Aurora. It is approximately 435 feet deep at its deepest point. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq. ...
New Yorks Finger Lakes The Finger Lakes are glacially formed lakes in upstate New York, mainly linear in shape, each lake oriented on a north-south axis. ...
Seneca Lake, one of western New Yorks glacial Finger Lakes, is the second deepest lake in the United States, when gauged by its depth below sea level. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x789, 332 KB) Summary View from Libe Slope @ Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, towards Cayuga Lake. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x789, 332 KB) Summary View from Libe Slope @ Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, towards Cayuga Lake. ...
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Location
The lake has one small island near Union Springs, Frontenac Island, which is one of only two islands in all of the Finger Lakes.
Ithaca, New York, site of Cornell University, sits at the southern end of Cayuga Lake. Cornell's alma mater or official school song makes reference to its position "Far Above Cayuga's Waters". The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca in Homers Odyssey) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York State. ...
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Alma mater is Latin for nourishing mother. It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. ...
View of Cayuga Lake. ...
Villages and settlements along the east shore of Cayuga Lake include Myers, King Ferry, Aurora, Levanna, Union Springs, and Cayuga. Settlements along the west shore of the lake include Sheldrake, Poplar Beach, and Canoga. Another Aurora is a town in Erie County, New York. ...
Union Springs is a village located in Cayuga County, New York. ...
Cayuga is a village located in Cayuga County, New York. ...
Geographical characteristics Cayuga Lake is located at 42.2 N, 76.1 W; 116.4m above sea level. Its depth, steep east and west sides with shallow north and south ends is typical of the Finger Lakes, as they were carved by glaciers during the last ice age. Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ...
Length: 61.4 km
Average Width: 2.8 km
Maximum Depth: 132 m
Surface Area: 172 sq.km
Mean Depth: 54.5 m
Catchment Area: 2,033 sq.km (37.1% natural forest, 58% active agricultural)
Main Islands: 1, Frontenac
Main Outflows: 1
The water level is regulated by the Mud Lock at the north end of the lake. It is connected to Lake Ontario by the Erie Canal and Seneca Lake by the Seneca River. The lake is drawn down as winter approaches to minimize ice damage and to maximize its capacity to store heavy spring runoff. Lake Ontario seen from near Wolcott, New York Lake Ontario (French: lac Ontario), bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ...
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 the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ...
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. ...
The Seneca River in Central New York State flows from west to east, from the Montezuma Swamp to the Senecas confluence with the Oneida and Oswego Rivers at the the Three Rivers area north of Syracuse. ...
The north end is dominated by shallow mudflats and is an important stopover for migratory birds, where Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is located. The Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at the north end of Cayuga Lake. ...
The southern end is also shallow and often freezes during the winter.
 Winter view of the southern end of Cayuga Lake Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 409 KB)Picture of southern end of Cayuga Lake. ...
Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 409 KB)Picture of southern end of Cayuga Lake. ...
Human impact The fish population is managed and substantial sport fishing is practised, including smelt, lake trout and smallmouth bass fishing.
Cayuga lake is very popular among recreational boaters. A large state marina and boat launch is located at the southern end of the lake in Ithaca (Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, the largest inland marina in New York). There is also a yacht club on the western shore a few miles north of Ithaca, and several other marinas and boat launches scattered along the lake shore. Allan H. Treman State Marine Park is located in the City of Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York in the USA. The park is at the south end of Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. ...
The lake is used both for drinking water and waste disposal, although this is no longer legal and very uncommon. There are also several lake source cooling systems that are in operation on the lake, whereby cooler water is pumped from the depths of the lake, warmed, and circulated in a closed system back to the surface. One of these systems, which is operated by Cornell University and began operation in 2000, was controversial during the planning and building states for potential negative environmental impact; however, all the environmental impact reports and scientific studies have shown that the Cornell lake source cooling system has not yet and will not likely have any measurably significant environmental impact. Furthermore, Cornell's system pumps significantly less warm water back into the lake than others further north which have been operating for decades. This article is about the year 2000. ...
Trivia - A famous tradition at Wells College in Aurora holds that if the lake completely freezes over, classes are cancelled (albeit for only one day). According to Wells College records, this last happened in 1979. However, other sources suggest that the only time the entire lake froze over in the 20th century was in 1912.
Wells College is located in Aurora, New York. ...
See also Old photo of the main cataract Taughannock Falls State Park is located in the Town of Ulysses in Tompkins County, New York in the USA. The park is northwest of Ithaca, New York near Trumansburg, New York. ...
External links - World Lakes Database entry for Cayuga Lake.
- Cayugalake.org
- Cayuga Lake Defense Fund
- Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
- Cornell's Lake Source Cooling FAQ
- Cornell's environmental impact statement for Lake Source Cooling
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