Skaneateles

Length: 15 miles
Depth: 315 feet
Elevation: 868 feet
Characteristics: Cold, clean water, shale base, steep hillsides at southern end; large homes and mansions hug northern shores
Meaning: “Long Lake”
Largest town: Skaneateles

Owasco

Length: 11 miles
Depth: 177 feet
Elevation: 710 feet
Characteristics: More laid back than its neighbor Skaneateles
Meaning: “Floating bridge” or “Crossing place”
Largest town: Auburn

Cayuga

Length: 40 miles
Depth: 435 feet
Elevation: 382 feet
Characteristics: Long and wide, can get very rough on windy days; large stretches of open rolling land between towns; many vineyards
Meaning: “Boat Landing”
Largest town: Ithaca

Seneca

Length: 36 miles
Depth: 618 feet
Elevation: 444 feet
Characteristics: Deepest of the Finger Lakes and second deepest in the country; ringed by hills and vineyards
Meaning: “Place of the stone”
Largest town: Geneva

Keuka

Length: 19.6 miles
Depth: 183 feet
Elevation: 715 feet
Characteristics: Branches into a Y shape; many vineyards
Meaning: “Canoe landing”
Largest town: Penn Yan

Canandaigua

Length: 16 miles
Depth: 276 feet
Elevation: 686 feet
Characteristics: Mostly lined by homes
Meaning: “Chosen Spot”
Largest town: Canandaigua

Honeoye

Length: 5 miles
Depth: 30 feet
Elevation: 804 feet
Characteristics: Small; some nice houses
Meaning: “Finger lying”
Largest town: Honeoye

Canadice

Length: 3 miles
Depth: 95 feet
Elevation: 1,099 feet
Characteristics: Highest elevation yet the smallest lake
Meaning: “Long Lake”
Largest town: Canadice

Hemlock

Length: 7 miles
Depth: 91 feet
Elevation: 905 feet
Characteristics: No motorized craft allowed on this pristine reservoir
Meaning: Only lake named by white man; it refers to the Native American word Onehda [Comp: please set Onehda in italics]
Largest town: Hemlock

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