Lakes / New York / Upper Little York Lake
Upper Little York Lake, New York
111 acres
Surface Area
32 ft
Average Depth
1,150 ft
Surface Elevation
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - New York
42.70 degrees N, 76.16 degrees W - Cortland 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.
How Upper Little York Lake Stacks Up
- Its average depth of 32 ft is more than 3 times a typical shallow New York lake, which averages under 10 ft.
- About 24 miles from Syracuse, as the crow flies.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID62635430
CountyCortland
Coordinates42.7040, -76.1564
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 (CSLAP) lake data (ID 62635430); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.