Skaneateles Lake
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Skaneateles Lake is one of New York State’s cleanest and most scenic Finger Lakes, known for its clear drinking water and picturesque shoreline communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skaneateles Lake canonical | 15 |
| Skaneateles Lake watershed | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finger Lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drinkingWaterSupplyFor |
Syracuse
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Syracuse
|
| elevation | approximately 863 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
lake trout
ⓘ
landlocked salmon ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Bear Swamp Creek
ⓘ
Grout Brook ⓘ Shotwell Brook ⓘ numerous smaller tributaries ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Skaneateles Creek ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
restrictions on boat discharges
ⓘ
restrictions on shoreline development ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clear water
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ high water quality ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ |
| length | approximately 16 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cayuga County, New York
ⓘ
Cortland County, New York ⓘ Finger Lakes ⓘ
surface form:
Finger Lakes region
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Onondaga County ⓘ
surface form:
Onondaga County, New York
|
| maximumDepth | approximately 315 feet ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from an Iroquoian word often interpreted as "long lake" ⓘ |
| near |
Syracuse
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Syracuse, New York
|
| northernTerminus |
Skaneateles, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
village of Skaneateles
|
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes Basin
Oswego River ⓘ
surface form:
Oswego River watershed
|
| recreation |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| shorelineCommunity |
Borodino, New York
ⓘ
Glen Haven, New York ⓘ Mandana, New York ⓘ Skaneateles, New York ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 13.6 square miles ⓘ |
| usedFor | municipal drinking water ⓘ |
| waterQualityClassification | one of the cleanest lakes in New York State ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skaneateles Lake watershed