Editing Finger Lakes (section)

== Lakes ==
The eleven Finger Lakes, from west to east, are: 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Name !! Elevation !! data-sort-type=Number | Area !! Length !! Maximum width !! Maximum depth !! Location || Settlements
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| [[Conesus Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/25575.html|title=Conesus Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|818|ft}} || {{convert|3420|acre}} || {{convert|8|mi}} || {{convert|1|mi}} || {{convert|66|ft}} || [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]]: [[Conesus, New York|Conesus]], [[Geneseo, New York|Geneseo]], [[Groveland, New York|Groveland]], [[Livonia, New York|Livonia]] || [[Lakeville, New York|Lakeville]]
|-
| [[Hemlock Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/25580.html|title=Hemlock Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|905|ft}} || {{convert|1800|acre}} || {{convert|7|mi}} || {{convert|0.5|mi}} || {{convert|91|ft}} || [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]]: [[Conesus, New York|Conesus]], [[Livonia, New York|Livonia]], [[Springwater, New York|Springwater]]<BR>[[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]]: [[Canadice, New York|Canadice]], [[Richmond, New York|Richmond]] ||
|-
| [[Canadice Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/25573.html|title=Canadice Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|1096|ft}} || {{convert|649|acre}} || {{convert|3|mi}} || {{convert|0.3|mi}} || {{convert|95|ft}} || [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]]: [[Canadice, New York|Canadice]] ||
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| [[Honeoye Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/25579.html|title=Honeoye Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|804|ft}} || {{convert|1772|acre}} || {{convert|4.5|mi}} || {{convert|0.8|mi}} || {{convert|30|ft}} ||[[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]]: [[Canadice, New York|Canadice]], [[Richmond, New York|Richmond]] || [[Honeoye, New York|Honeoye]]
|-
| [[Canandaigua Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/25578.html|title=Canandaigua Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|688|ft}} || {{convert|10558|acre}} || {{convert|15.5|mi}} || {{convert|1.5|mi}} || {{convert|276|ft}} || [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]]: [[Canandaigua (town), New York|Canandaigua]], [[Gorham, New York|Gorham]], [[South Bristol, New York|South Bristol]]<BR>[[Yates County, New York|Yates County]]: [[Italy, New York|Italy]], [[Middlesex, New York|Middlesex]] || [[Canandaigua, New York|Canandaigua]], [[Woodville, Ontario County, New York|Woodville]]
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| [[Keuka Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/25577.html|title=Keuka Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|715|ft}} || {{convert|11584|acre}} || {{convert|19.6|mi}} || {{convert|1.9|mi}} || {{convert|183|ft}} || [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]]: [[Pulteney, New York|Pulteney]], [[Urbana, New York|Urbana]], [[Wayne, New York|Wayne]]<BR>[[Yates County, New York|Yates County]]: [[Barrington, New York|Barrington]], [[Jerusalem, New York|Jerusalem]], [[Milo, New York|Milo]] || [[Branchport, New York|Branchport]], [[Hammondsport, New York|Hammondsport]], [[Penn Yan, New York|Penn Yan]]
|-
| [[Seneca Lake (New York)|Seneca Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/25574.html|title=Seneca Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|445|ft}} || {{convert|43343|acre}} || {{convert|38|mi}} || approx {{convert|3|mi}} || {{convert|618|ft}} || [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]]: [[Geneva (town), New York|Geneva]]<BR>[[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler County]]: [[Dix, New York|Dix]], [[Hector, New York|Hector]], [[Reading, New York|Reading]]<BR>[[Seneca County, New York|Seneca County]]: [[Fayette, New York|Fayette]], [[Lodi, New York|Lodi]], [[Ovid (town), New York|Ovid]], [[Romulus, New York|Romulus]], [[Varick, New York|Varick]], [[Waterloo (town), New York|Waterloo]]<BR>[[Yates County, New York|Yates County]]: [[Benton, New York|Benton]], [[Milo, New York|Milo]], [[Starkey, New York|Starkey]], [[Torrey, New York|Torrey]] || [[Dresden, Yates County, New York|Dresden]], [[Geneva, New York|Geneva]], [[Watkins Glen, New York|Watkins Glen]]
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| [[Cayuga Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/36544.html|title=Cayuga Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|381|ft}} || {{convert|42956|acre}} || {{convert|38|mi}} || {{convert|3.5|mi}} || {{convert|435|ft}} || [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]]: [[Aurelius, New York|Aurelius]], [[Genoa, New York|Genoa]], [[Ledyard, New York|Ledyard]], [[Springport, New York|Springport]]<BR>[[Seneca County, New York|Seneca County]]: [[Covert, New York|Covert]], [[Fayette, New York|Fayette]], [[Ovid (town), New York|Ovid]], [[Romulus, New York|Romulus]], [[Seneca Falls, New York|Seneca Falls]], [[Varick, New York|Varick]]<BR>[[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins County]]: [[Ithaca (town), New York|Ithaca]], [[Lansing, New York|Lansing]], [[Ulysses, New York|Ulysses]] || [[Aurora, Cayuga County, New York|Aurora]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[Lansing (village), New York|Lansing]]
|-
| [[Owasco Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/36554.html|title=Owasco Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|712|ft}} || {{convert|6665|acre}} || {{convert|11.1|mi}} || {{convert|1.3|mi}} || {{convert|177|ft}} || [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]]: [[Fleming, New York|Fleming]], [[Moravia, New York|Moravia]], [[Niles, New York|Niles]], [[Owasco, New York|Owasco]], [[Scipio, New York|Scipio]], [[Venice, New York|Venice]] || [[Auburn, New York|Auburn]]
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| [[Skaneateles Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/36556.html|title=Skaneateles Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|863|ft}} || {{convert|8960|acre}} || {{convert|16|mi}} || {{convert|1.5|mi}} || {{convert|300|ft}} || [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]]: [[Niles, New York|Niles]], [[Sempronius, New York|Sempronius]]<BR>[[Cortland County, New York|Cortland County]]: [[Scott, New York|Scott]]<BR>[[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]]: [[Skaneateles (town), New York|Skaneateles]], [[Spafford, New York|Spafford]] || [[Skaneateles (village), New York|Skaneateles]]
|-
| [[Otisco Lake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/36552.html|title=Otisco Lake Facts|website=www.dec.ny.gov|publisher=[[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]]|location=[[Albany, New York]]|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref> || {{convert|787|ft}} || {{convert|1877|acre}} || {{convert|5.4|mi}} || {{convert|0.75|mi}} || {{convert|76|ft}} || [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]]: [[Marcellus, New York|Marcellus]], [[Spafford, New York|Spafford]] ||
|}
Seneca, Cayuge, Skaneateles, Owasco, Keuka, and Canandaigua are considered the major Finger Lakes, while Conesus, Hemlock, Canadice, Honeoye, and Otisco are considered the minor Finger Lakes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-27 |title=What Are The Finger Lakes? |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/lakes/what-are-the-finger-lakes.html |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=WorldAtlas |language=en-US}}</ref>

Numerous nearby lakes have been excluded from the traditional list of the lakes. All eleven are part of the Lake Ontario drainage basin. [[Waneta Lake|Waneta]] and [[Lamoka Lake|Lamoka]] lakes, located southeast of Keuka Lake, are sometimes called the "fingernail" lakes, but are part of the [[Susquehanna River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]], draining into a tributary of the [[Chemung River]].<ref name="lifeinthefingerlakes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/whats-in-a-name-the-legend-behind-the-11-finger-lakes/|title = What's in a Name? – the legend behind the 11 Finger Lakes|date = 31 December 2015}}</ref> [[Silver Lake, Wyoming County, New York|Silver Lake]], which has the same geological characteristics as the Finger Lakes and is sometimes regarded as the "12th" Finger Lake, has traditionally been excluded due to its distance from the others, west of the Genesee River.<ref name="lifeinthefingerlakes.com" /> [[Onondaga Lake]] and [[Cazenovia Lake]] to the east have similarly been excluded. [[Oneida Lake]], to the northeast of [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], is sometimes included as the "thumb", although it is shallow and somewhat different in character from the rest.<ref name="lifeinthefingerlakes.com" />

[[File:Overview of the Great Lakes from orbit.jpg|thumb|left|The Finger Lakes are in the center bottom of this west facing image; [[Lake Erie]] (upper left), [[Lake Huron]] (upper right), and [[Lake Ontario]] (lower right) are three of the [[Great Lakes]]]]