Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake (/kəˈjuːɡə/, /keɪˈjuːɡə/ or /kaɪˈjuːɡə/) 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.
| Cayuga Lake | |
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Cayuga Lake as viewed in the late afternoon from Cornell University in November 2005 | |
Cayuga Lake Location of Cayuga Lake in New York state Cayuga Lake Cayuga Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Cayuga / Seneca / Tompkins counties, New York, U.S. |
| Group | Finger Lakes |
| Coordinates | 42°41′17″N 76°42′8″W |
| Lake type | Ground moraine |
| Primary inflows | Fall Creek, Cayuga Inlet, Salmon Creek, Taughannock Creek, Six Mile Creek |
| Primary outflows | Seneca River |
| Catchment area | 2,033 km2 (785 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 61.4 km (38.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.5 mi (5.6 km) |
| Surface area | 172 km2 (66 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 54.5 m (179 ft) |
| Max. depth | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Water volume | 9.4 km3 (2.3 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 18.2 years |
| Shore length1 | 153.4 km (95.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 381.9 ft (116.4 m) |
| Islands | 2 (Frontenac Island and Canoga Island) |
| Settlements | see article |
| References | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is named after the indigenous Cayuga people.
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