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E-mail: fli@hws.edu
(315) 781-4390

Keuka Lake

Picture of KEukaLake
"canoe landing"

 

Quick Lake Facts

·  Elevation*: 714 ft.
·  Watershed Drainage*: 156.27 mi . 2
·  Surface Area*: 18.25 mi . 2
·  Volume*: 375 billion gallons
·  Length*: 19.8 mi.
·  Maximum Width*: 1.3 mi.
·  Average Width*: .68 mi.
·  Maximum Depth: 186 ft .
·  Average Depth:
·  Length of Shoreline*: 61.39 mi.
·  Retention Time: 6-8 yrs.
·  Serves: ~20,000 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

  • Keuka Photo Gallery
  • Current Research

  • Water Quality and Pollution Sources to the Keuka Outlet, 2003-2005
  • Chemicals in Sportfish and Game - 2007-2008 NYS Health Advisories

    Publications

  • Keuka Lake Looking Ahead Watershed Management Plan
  • Primary Productivity and Lake Health: Examination of Phytoplankton Growth Rate Regulations in Keuka Lake via Short-term Microcosm Experiments
  • Collaborative Watershed Management in the Finger Lakes Region, New York
  • Watershed Organizations

  • Keuka Lake Association
  • Yates County
            Soil and Water Conservation District, (315) 536-5188
            Water Quality Coordinating Committee
             Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Steuben County
            Soil and Water Conservation District, (607) 776-7398 Ext. 3
            Water Quality Coordinating Committee

    Informational Links

  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Keuka Lake
  • International Lake Environment Committee Foundation [Data Summary]
        [Full Report]
  • Explore the Other Finger Lakes

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