Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Finger Lakes by maximum depth
This is a comparison for lakes we have listed within USA > Mid-Atlantic > New York > Finger Lakes > - Compared by Deepest Lakes in feet.Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 17 articles we have published for Finger Lakes lakes.
Search results: Sort lakes by max depth
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Ontario (Canada, Finger Lakes, Great Lakes, Greater Niagara, Mid-Atlantic, New York, Ontario, Thousand Islands, USA) |
802 ft | Lake Ontario, one of the world’s five Great Lakes, weaves over state and country borders, delighting Americans, Canadians, and visiting tourists with… |
| Seneca Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
618 ft | Seneca Lake, one of western New York’s famous Finger Lakes, is the largest lake to be entirely contained within the borders of the state. Seneca Lake… |
| Finger Lakes (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
618 ft | The Finger Lakes Region of New York is one of the nation’s favorite recreation and vacation destinations. The series of eleven long, narrow lakes are… |
| Cayuga Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
435 ft | Cayuga Lake, located in western New York, is the second largest Finger Lake in both surface area and volume. Boasting 38.2 miles in length, 1.7 miles… |
| Skaneateles Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
315 ft | Skaneateles Lake, pronounced “skany-atlas” or “skinny-atlas,” is one of New York’s famous Finger Lakes. Its name means “long lake” in one of the local… |
| Canandaigua Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
276 ft | Canandaigua Lake, located in Ontario County’s “Lake Country,” is the fourth largest Finger Lake, stretching out over 15.5 miles in length and 1.5 mile… |
| Green Lakes NY (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
195 ft | Also known as Green Lake, Fayetteville Green Lake, Round Lake Two little-known lakes in the Finger Lakes region of New York offer a geological mystery inviting the attention of scientists around the world. Green… |
| Keuka Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
183 ft | Keuka Lake, nicknamed Lady of the Lakes for its vast natural beauty, boasts two unique characteristics that set it apart from its sister Finger Lakes:… |
| Owasco Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
177 ft | Owasco Lake is the sixth largest of the eleven Finger Lakes. Its name, from a Mohawk or Iroquois term, translates to “crossing.” The Finger Lakes were… |
| Canadice Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
95 ft | The smallest of New York’s famous Finger Lakes, Canadice Lake measures just 3 miles long and 1/2 mile wide. Its 640 acres are almost wholly undevelope… |
| Hemlock Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
91 ft | Hemlock Lake, at just 7 miles long and a half mile wide, is one of New York’s smallest Finger Lakes, and one of two reserved for supplying water to th… |
| Otisco Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
76 ft | Approximately 20 miles southwest of Syracuse, New York, Otisco Lake is the easternmost of the 11 Finger Lakes. Just under six miles long, 3/4 miles ac… |
