Owasco Lake - Auburn, NY - Natural Lakes on Waymarking.com

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"Owasco Lake is located in Cayuga County on the south edge of the city of Auburn. Compared to the other Finger Lakes, Owasco Lake is an intermediate sized lake. Owasco Lake has a large drainage basin to surface ratio, this accounts for the high nutrient loading of Owasco Lake."

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"Emerson Park at the north end of the lake on Route 38A has swimming, picnic areas, ball fields and boat launch facilities. A shelter and pavilion are available for rent...There is a boat launch at Emerson Park"

Wikipedia (visit link) "Owasco Lake is 11.1 miles (17.9 km) long, with a maximum width of 1.3 miles (2.1 km). The lake reaches a maximum depth of 177 feet (54 m) and has a surface elevation of 712 feet (217 m) above sea level, controlled by a dam on the lake's outlet.[4] The lake has a volume of 212 billion US gallons (800,000,000 m3), and drains a watershed of 208 square miles (540 km2)."

Lake Type: Glacial lake Coordinates location: Emerson Park at the north end of the lake Max. Length: 11.1 miles (17.9 km) long Max. Width: 1.3 miles (2.1 km) Max. Depth: 177 feet (54 m) Surface area: 6,665 acres Parking / trail head: Not Listed Website: Not listed

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