Editing Auburn, New York (section)

==Geography==
Auburn is located at 42.9317° N, 76.5661° W at the north end of [[Owasco Lake]], one of the [[Finger Lakes]], which is drained by the [[Owasco Outlet]]&nbsp;– also known as the [[Owasco River]]&nbsp;– which runs north through the city on its way to the [[Seneca River (New York)|Seneca River]]. A dam, owned and operated by the city, controls the outflow of the lake, which is used for drinking water and recreation. The city is required to keep a sufficient amount of water in the river to deal with the effluent from its waste disposal treatment facility.<ref>[http://findlakes.com/owasco_lake_new-york~ny00776.htm "Oasco Lake, Central New York"] on FindLakes.com</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|21.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|21.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.89%, is water.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3603078| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185817/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3603078| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Auburn city, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 12, 2014}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US 20]] is an important east-west highway passing through the city, and [[New York State Route 34]] and [[New York State Route 38]] are north-south highways that intersect US-20 in Auburn. [[Seneca Falls, New York|Seneca Falls]] is {{convert|15|mi}} west on US 20, and [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] is {{convert|26|mi}} to the northeast via [[New York State Route 5]].