Skaneateles Lake

Skaneateles Lake
Pier on Skaneateles Lake
Location: Onondaga County , Cayuga County , Cortland County in New York (USA) Drain: Skaneateles Creek → Seneca River Larger places on the shore: Skaneateles
New York , United States
Coordinates	42 ° 51 '45 "  N , 76 ° 22' 22"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 51 '45 "  N , 76 ° 22' 22"  W.
Data on the structure
Construction time:	1902
Height of the barrier structure :	6.6 m
Crown length:	45 m
Operator:	City Of Syracuse
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	263  m
Water surface	36 km²
Reservoir length	26 km
Reservoir width	2.4 km
Maximum depth	96 m
Storage space	135 000 000  m³
Catchment area	1 850  km²
Wooden Boat Show
Location of Skaneateles Lake

The Skaneateles Lake is a lake of the Finger Lakes in the State of New York . The name "Skaneateles" means "long lake" in one of the local Iroquois languages.

The lake was created as a moraine lake at the end of the last ice age .

Skaneateles Lake has an area of ​​26 km², a length of 26 km and a maximum width of 2.4 km. The lake is at an altitude of 263  m .

The Skaneateles is considered the cleanest of the Finger Lakes. It serves as a drinking water reservoir for Syracuse and other cities. For this reason, special attention is paid to the water quality in the lake and its catchment area .

The shores of Skaneateles Lake belong to the following counties: Onondaga County , Cayuga County, and Cortland Counties . The place Skaneateles with a population of about 2500 is located at the northern end of the lake. There have been summer cottages by the lake since 1881 . The number is now over 2000.

The lake is popular as a sailing area. There have been regattas on Skaneateles Lake since 1847.

literature

• Samuel H. Sage, "Skaneateles Lake," Encyclopedia of New York State . Syracuse University Press, 2005.
• Morphometry of Skaneateles Lake
• Skaneateles Lake
• Lake Skaneateles
• Sue Ellen Woodcock. Skaneateles . Arcadia Images of America. 2001
• Dave Tobin. "A Watertight Watershed." Post Standard , December 24, 2006 [1]
• Beauchamp, William M. Indian Names in New York . Fayetteville, NY: Recorder Office, 1893.

Web links

Commons : Skaneateles Lake  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Spectacular Spafford
• Lake photos and area information
• Skaneateles Sailing Club
• Public Boat Launching Sites - Onondaga County
• Carpenter Falls photos and information
• Carpenter Falls
• Borodino Church, Underground Railroad
• Spaulding House, Underground Railroad

Individual evidence

1. ^ Skaneateles Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ Find Lakes