Lakes / New York / Cazenovia Lake

Cazenovia Lake, New York

1,164 acres

Surface Area

45 ft

Max Depth

23 ft

Average Depth

9.5 mi

Shoreline

1,191 ft

Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - New York

42.95 degrees N, 75.87 degrees W - Madison 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 - Cazenovia Lake

Schematic cross-section drawn to one shared depth scale - not a survey or bathymetric map.

How Cazenovia Lake Stacks Up

The largest lake in Madison County among those counted.
Its average depth of 23 ft is more than 2 times a typical shallow New York lake, which averages under 10 ft.
About 16 miles from Syracuse, as the crow flies.
11 fish species on the DEC list for this lake.

Fish Species

WalleyeSmallmouth BassLargemouth BassBlack CrappieBluegillYellow PerchRock BassBrown BullheadChain PickerelPumpkinseed SunfishWhite Sucker

Species recorded for this lake. Presence only - no abundance ratings.

Facts and Figures

Waterbody ID124502375

CountyMadison

Coordinates42.9483, -75.8719

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 124502375); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.