Largest lakes & reservoirs in Finger Lakes by shoreline length
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Mid-Atlantic > New York > Finger Lakes > - Compared by Longest Shoreline Length in miles.Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" 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  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Ontario (Canada, Finger Lakes, Great Lakes, Greater Niagara, Mid-Atlantic, New York, Ontario, Thousand Islands, USA) |
712 mi | 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) |
384 mi | 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) |
96 mi | 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… |
| Seneca Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
75 mi | 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… |
| Keuka Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
59 mi | 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:… |
| Oneida Lake (Central-Leatherstocking, Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, Thousand Islands, USA) |
55 mi | 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… |
| Canandaigua Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
36 mi | 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) |
31 mi | 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) |
23 mi | 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) |
18 mi | 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… |
| Hemlock Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
17 mi | 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) |
13 mi | 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… |
