Lakes / New York / Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake, New York
42,956 acres
Surface Area
435 ft
Max Depth
181 ft
Average Depth
106 mi
Shoreline
413 ft
Surface Elevation
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - New York
42.56 degrees N, 76.59 degrees W - Cayuga County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its New York State DEC coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
Depth Profile - Cayuga Lake
Schematic cross-section drawn to one shared depth scale - not a survey or bathymetric map.
How Cayuga Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #2 for depth among the 142 natural lakes counted in New York so far.
- Ranks #6 for surface area among the New York lakes counted so far - 42,956 acres.
- The largest lake in Cayuga County among those counted.
- Its average depth of 181 ft is more than 18 times a typical shallow New York lake, which averages under 10 ft.
Fish Species
Northern PikeSmallmouth BassLargemouth BassBlack CrappieBluegillPumpkinseedYellow PerchChannel CatfishLake TroutBrown TroutRainbow TroutAlewivesAtlantic SalmonBrown BullheadChain PickerelCommon CarpFreshwater DrumGizzard ShadLongnose GarLongnose SuckerRainbow SmeltRound Goby And Lake SturgeonWhite Sucker
Species recorded for this lake. Presence only - no abundance ratings.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID87964232
CountyCayuga
Coordinates42.5649, -76.5907
Deepest Natural Lakes in New York
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seneca Lake | Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Schuyler | 43,343 acres | 618 ft |
| 2 | Cayuga Lake | Cayuga | 42,956 acres | 435 ft |
| 3 | Skaneateles Lake | Onondaga, Cortland, Cayuga | 8,960 acres | 300 ft |
| 4 | Canandaigua Lake | Ontario, Yates | 10,558 acres | 276 ft |
| 5 | Lake George | Essex, Warren | 28,451 acres | 187 ft |
Largest Lakes in New York
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Erie | Erie | 6,360,010 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Ontario | Jefferson | 4,656,925 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Champlain | Washington | 277,117 acres | - |
| 4 | Oneida Lake | Oswego | 51,324 acres | - |
| 5 | Seneca Lake | Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Schuyler | 43,343 acres | 618 ft |
Sources: New York State DEC lake data (ID 87964232); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.