Largest lakes & reservoirs in Finger Lakes by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Mid-Atlantic > New York > Finger Lakes > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 17 articles we have published for Finger Lakes lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Ontario (Canada, Finger Lakes, Great Lakes, Greater Niagara, Mid-Atlantic, New York, Ontario, Thousand Islands, USA) |
4,697,600 ac | Lake Ontario, one of the world’s five Great Lakes, weaves over state and country borders, delighting Americans, Canadians, and visiting tourists with… |
| Finger Lakes (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
133,480 ac | 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… |
| Oneida Lake (Central-Leatherstocking, Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, Thousand Islands, USA) |
51,072 ac | Covering more than 51,000 acres, Oneida Lake is the largest lake located entirely within the state of New York. Named after the Iroquois Nation Oneida… |
| Seneca Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
43,243 ac | 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… |
| Cayuga Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
42,956 ac | 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… |
| Keuka Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
11,584 ac | 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:… |
| Canandaigua Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
10,553 ac | 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… |
| Skaneateles Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
8,960 ac | 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… |
| Owasco Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
6,665 ac | 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… |
| Conesus Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
3,420 ac | Livingston County, New York considers Conesus Lake to be its pride and joy, the jewel of the county. Indeed, this Finger Lake’s original Seneca name m… |
| Onondaga Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
2,965 ac | Long before its discovery by French explorers, Onondaga Lake was the location of the Iroquois Confederacy of tribes agreement. The ‘Great Peacemaker’… |
| Otisco Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
2,214 ac | 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… |
