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Conesus Lake


"where there are lots of berries"

 

Quick Lake Facts

·  Elevation*: 817 ft.
· Watershed Drainage*: 64.83 mi.2
·  Surface Area*: 5.05 mi.2
·  Volume: 43 billion gallons
·  Length*: 7.85 mi.
·  Maximum Width*: .8 mi.
·  Average Width*: .64 mi.
·  Maximum Depth: 66 ft.
·  Average Depth: 37.7 ft.
·  Length of Shoreline*: 18.45 mi.
·  Retention Time: 1.4-3.2 yrs.
·  Serves: ~20,000 residents
·  NYSDEC Water Use Classification

*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
  • Sub-Watershed Map
  • Photo Gallery

  • Conesus Photo Gallery

  • Current Research

  • Initiation of BMPs Leads to Reduction in Coliform Bacteria and Nutrient Loss from
        Agricultural Land in the Finger Lakes of New York State
  • Seasonal circulation and s tream plume modeling in Conesus Lake
  • Introduced species into the Conesus Lake ecosystem
  • Agricultural Best Management Practices for Conesus Lake
  • Experimental Manipulation of Entire Watersheds throught Best Management Practices: Nutrient Fluxes, Fate, Transport and Biotic Repsonses, Conesus Lake

    Publications

  • Conesus Lake Watershed Management Plan
  • State of Conesus Lake: Watershed Characterization Report

    Watershed Organizations

  • Conesus Lake Association
  • Livingston County   
             Soil and Water Conservation District, (585) 382-3214
              Water Quality Coordinating Committee
  • Conesus Lake Watershed Program
  • Informational Links

  • International Lake Environment Committee Foundation
        [Data Summary] [Full Details]

  • Explore the Other Finger Lakes

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