Seneca Lake - Geneva, NY
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N 42° 51.915 W 076° 58.642
18T E 338473 N 4747747
A lake located near the city of Geneva, New York, USA.
Waymark Code: WMMMXJ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2014
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According to Wikipedia, "Seneca Lake is the largest of the glacial Finger Lakes of the U.S. state of New York, and the deepest lake entirely within the state. It is promoted as being the lake trout capital of the world, and is host of the National Lake Trout Derby. Because of its depth and relative ease of access, the US Navy uses Seneca Lake to perform test and evaluation of equipment ranging from single element transducers to complex sonar arrays and systems. The lake takes its name from the Seneca nation of Native Americans. At the north end of Seneca Lake is the city of Geneva, New York, home of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, a division of Cornell University. At the south end of the lake is the village of Watkins Glen, New York, famed for auto racing and waterfalls.
Due to Seneca Lake's unique macroclimate it is home to over 50 wineries, many of them farm wineries and is the location of the Seneca Lake AVA."
Location Schuyler / Seneca / Yates counties, New York
Group Finger Lakes
Type Ground Moraine
Primary inflows Catharine Creek, Keuka Lake Outlet & so on
Primary outflows Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Basin countries United States
Max. length 38 mi (61 km)
Surface area 42,800 acres (173 km2)
Average depth 291 ft (89 m)
Max. depth 618 ft (188 m)
Water volume 16 km3 (3.8 cu mi)
Surface elevation 445 ft (136 m)
Settlements Watkins Glen, Geneva
Source: Wikipedia & so on
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