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Honeoye Lake

"Lying Finger"

 

Quick Lake Facts

·  Elevation*: 803 ft.
· Watershed Drainage*: 37.81 mi . 2
·  Surface Area*: 2.85 mi . 2
·  Volume: 9.5 billion gallons
·  Length*: 4.39 mi.
·  Maximum Width*: .9 mi.
·  Average Width*: .64 mi.
·  Maximum Depth: 30 ft.
·  Average Depth: 15 ft.
·  Length of Shoreline*: 10.79 mi.
·  Retention Time: 1 yr.
·  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

  • Honeoye Photo Gallery
  • Current Research

  • Honeoye Lake Aquatic Vegetation/Weeds Management Program
  • Deepwater Macrobenthic Survey of Honeoye Lake

    Publications

  • Honeoye Lake Watershed Management Plan
  • Honeoye Lake Watershed Management Plan Executive Summary
  • Wildrose, Volume 1, Issue 2,  Fall 2003; Biological Diversity of the Southern Honeoye
        Valley
  • Slimy, stinky algae in Honeoye Lake, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, August 3, 2006
  • Watershed Organizations

  • Honeoye Valley Association

  • Ontario County
          Soil and Water Conservation District, (585) 396-1450
          Water Resources Council

    Informational Links

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

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