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E-mail: fli@hws.edu
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Seneca Lake

Picture of Seneca Lake
"place of the stone"

 

Quick Lake Facts

·  Elevation*: 445 ft.
·  Watershed Drainage*: 467.03 mi . 2
·  Surface Area*: 67.95 mi . 2
·  Volume: 4,200 billion gallons
·  Length*: 34.8 mi.
·  Maximum Width*: 3.1 mi.
·  Average Width*: 1.96 mi.
·  Maximum Depth: 651 ft.
·  Average Depth: 290 ft.
·  Length of Shoreline*: 80.8 mi.
·  Retention Time: 18 yrs.
·  Serves: ~70,000 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

 

Current Research

Publications

  • Seneca Lake Watershed Management Plan
  • Seneca Lake Public Meeting, June 2008
    • Jim Balyszak, SLAP-5 and Yates County Soil and Water Conservation District (ppt)
    • Dr. John Halfman, HWS Geoscience Department (ppt)
    • Edith Davey, Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District (ppt)
    • Marion Balyszak, Finger Lakes Institute (ppt)

Watershed Organizations

Informational Links

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