Cayuga Lake (New York)

General data
- Water type: Natural lake
- Progression: Cayuga-Seneca Canal -> Seneca River (New York) -> Oswego River (New York) -> Lake Ontario -> St. Lawrence River -> Gulf of St. Lawrence -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Continental
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Description
Cayuga Lake 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. The lake is named after the indigenous Cayuga people.