About Revisions Cayuga Lake Ithaca, NY 14850 More Info Max Depth: Over 150ft/46m Average Viz: 11-15ft/3-5m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Clay/Muck Aquatic Life: Might See Something 9/02/2009 11:25 AM

Cayuga Lake, the longest of the Finger Lakes, reaches across three counties (Seneca, Cayuga and Tompkins counties) and stretches for nearly 40 miles from Seneca Falls to Ithaca. Cayuga Lake feeds into the Seneca and Cayuga Canal, which connects to the Erie Canal. Ithaca, population 29,287 (2000 census), is at the southern end of Cayuga Lake. As host to Cornell University and Ithaca College, Ithaca has a gentle, bohemian vibe and plenty of associated culture. The area around Ithaca is known for its exceptional waterfalls and gorges. Small communities line the shores of the lake, including Myers, King Ferry, Aurora, Levanna, Union Springs and Cayuga on the eastern shore and Sheldrake, Poplar Beach and Canoga on the western shore.

Cayuga Lake also features one of the two islands in all of the Finger Lakes: Frontenac Island, visible from the lakefront shoreline at Union Springs. If you have an interest in paleontology, you’ll want to check out the stromatoporoids on Frontenac.

http://www.fingerlakes.com/cayuga/

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