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Seneca Lake from Watkins Glen. At 38 miles (61 km) long, it is the second longest of the Finger Lakes and has the largest volume, estimated at 3.81 cubic miles (15.9 km 3), roughly half of the water in all the Finger Lakes.
Cayuga Lake (/ k ə ˈ juː ɡ ə /, / k eɪ ˈ juː ɡ ə / or / k aɪ ˈ juː ɡ ə /) 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.
The Finger Lakes region is a central part of the Iroquois homeland. The Iroquois tribes include the Seneca and Cayuga nations, for which the two largest Finger Lakes are named. The Tuscarora tribe lived in the Finger Lakes region as well, from ca. 1720.
The Finger Lakes region, south of Lake Ontario, is a vacation destination known as New York’s wine country. Keuka Lake spans 11,584 acres and is the third largest Finger Lake in terms of surface ...
highest in elevation of large lakes 25: Lake Franklin D. Roosevelt: Washington: 9,402,000 acre⋅ft (11.6 km 3) 349 ft (106 m) man-made. Created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam: 26: Cayuga Lake: New York: 7,672,000 acre⋅ft (9.5 km 3) 435 ft (133 m) second largest of the Finger Lakes: 27: Rainy Lake ...
The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
Roseland Waterpark, known as the largest waterpark in the Finger Lakes Region, is open for its 23rd season. The 56-acre aquatic park in Canandaigua has nine unique attractions, sparkling water ...
Seneca Lake or Lake Seneca may refer to: Seneca Lake (New York), the largest of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York Seneca Lake AVA, New York wine region; Lake Seneca, Ohio, an unincorporated community; Seneca Lake (Ohio), another name for Senecaville Lake