Honeoye Lake
Honeoye Lake (/ˈhʌniɔɪ/ HUN-ee-oy) is one of the Finger Lakes located in Ontario County, New York. Most of the lake is within the town of Richmond but a smaller southwestern part is in the town of Canadice. The hamlet of Honeoye is just north of the lake.
| Honeoye Lake | |
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| Haneayah (Seneca) | |
Honeoye Lake as viewed from the Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area, October 2013. | |
Honeoye Lake Location within New York Honeoye Lake Honeoye Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Ontario County, New York |
| Group | Finger Lakes |
| Coordinates | 42°45′N 77°30.7′W |
| Type | Ground moraine |
| Primary inflows | Honeoye Inlet, Bray Gully, Briggs Gully |
| Primary outflows | Honeoye Creek |
| Catchment area | 36.7 sq mi (95 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 4.5 mi (7.2 km) |
| Max. width | 0.8 mi (1.3 km) |
| Surface area | 1,772 acres (717 ha) |
| Average depth | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Max. depth | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Water volume | .0086 cu mi (0.036 km3) |
| Shore length1 | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Surface elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Settlements | Honeoye, Richmond, Canadice |
| References | World Lakes Database NYFalls.com USGS |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The name Honeoye comes from the Seneca word ha-ne-a-yah, which means lying finger, or where the finger lies. The name comes from the local story of a Native American whose finger was bitten by a rattlesnake and who therefore cut off his finger with a tomahawk.
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