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Canandaigua Lake

Picture of Cayuga Lake
"the chosen place"

 

Quick Lake Facts

·  Elevation*: 686 ft.
·  Watershed Drainage*: 120.72 mi . 2
·  Surface Area*: 16.5 mi . 2
·  Volume: 429 billion gallons
·  Length*: 15.48 mi.
·  Maximum Width*: 1.5 mi.
·  Average Width*: 1.06 mi.
·  Maximum Depth: 276 ft.
·  Average Depth:
·  Length of Shoreline*: 37.84 mi.
·  Retention Time: 13 yrs.
·  Serves: ~ 60,000 residents
·  NYSDEC Water Use Classification

Source:

*New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC). Contact the FLI for additional individual statistic sources. 


Maps

  • Land Use
  • Bedrock
  • Elevation Image
  • Watershed Boundaries in Google Earth
  • Photo Gallery

  • Canandaigua Photo Gallery
  • Current Research

  • Two Cycle Engine Water Quality Study Water Test: Canandaigua Lake, New York (1999)
  • 2002-2003 Water Quality Research for Canandaigua Lake and the Watershed
  • 2009 Long Term Water Quality Report for Canandaigua Lake

  • Publications

  • Canandaigua Lake Watershed Comprehensive Management Plan
  • 2005-2009 Strategic Update of the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Management Plan
  • Canandaigua Lake Book
  • Water Quality Report: Health of Canandaigua Lake and Tributary Streams
  • Watershed Organizations

  • Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council
  • Ontario County
           Soil and Water Conservation District, (585) 396-1450
           Water Resources Council
  • Yates County
            Soil and Water Conservation District, (315) 536-5188
            Water Quality Coordinating Committee

    Informational Links

  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Canandaigua Lake
  • International Lake Environment Committee Foundation
        [Data Summary] [Full Report]

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