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Owasco Lake

Picture of Owasco Lake
"floating bridge"

 

Quick Lake Facts

·  Elevation*: 711 ft.
·  Watershed Drainage*: 191.4 mi2
·  Surface Area*: 10.59 mi2
·  Volume: 212 billion gallons
·  Length*: 11.10 mi.
·  Maximum Width*: 1.3 mi.
·  Average Width*: .96 mi.
·  Maximum Depth: 177 ft.
·  Average Depth:
·  Length of Shoreline*: 27.76 mi.
·  Serves: ~58,000 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
  • Watershed
  • Elevation Image
  • Watershed Boundaries in Google Earth
  • Photo Gallery

  • Owasco Photo Gallery


  • Current Research

  • Owasco Lake Water Quality and Meteorology
  • A Preliminary Water Quality Study Of Owasco Lake, NY, And Its Watershed
  • Publications

  • Owasco Lake Watershed Management Plan
  • State of the Owasco Lake Watershed, January 2000
  • Total Phosphorus Sampling Program for the Cayuga and Owasco Watersheds, 2004
  • An Owasco Watershed Lake Association Citizen's Guide to the Design of
        Sustainable Streambank Protection and Riparian Habitat Restoration Practices
  • Town of Owasco Comprehensive Plan
  • Watershed Organizations

  • Owasco Watershed Lake Association
  • Central New York Water Authority
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Cayuga County
            Soil and Water Conservation District
            Water Quality Management Agency
  • Onondaga County
            Soil and Water Conservation District
            Onondaga County Council on Environmental Health

    Informational Links

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