Skaneateles Lake

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Finger Lake lake

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.

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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cortland County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
Finger Lakes ⓘ
surface form: Finger Lakes region

New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State

Onondaga County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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