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Lakes Near Syracuse, New York

155 counted New York lakes sit within 60 miles of Syracuse - the largest is Oneida Lake at 51,324 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Oneida Lake	Oswego	16 mi	51,324 acres	-
Seneca Lake	Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Schuyler	56 mi	43,343 acres	618 ft
Cayuga Lake	Cayuga	40 mi	42,956 acres	435 ft
Keuka Lake	Yates, Steuben	58 mi	11,584 acres	183 ft
Skaneateles Lake	Onondaga, Cortland, Cayuga	17 mi	8,960 acres	300 ft
Owasco Lake	Cayuga	24 mi	6,665 acres	177 ft
Sodus Bay	Wayne	43 mi	3,357 acres	48 ft
Onondaga Lake	Onondaga	4 mi	2,944 acres	60 ft
Hinckley Reservoir	Herkimer	58 mi	2,708 acres	-
Salmon River Reservoir	Oswego	37 mi	2,660 acres	50 ft
Delta Reservoir	Oneida	40 mi	2,378 acres	-
North Pond	Oswego	42 mi	2,339 acres	-
Cross Lake	Cayuga	18 mi	1,999 acres	-
Canadarago Lake	Otsego	60 mi	1,944 acres	44 ft
Otisco Lake	Onondaga	14 mi	1,877 acres	76 ft
Cazenovia Lake	Madison	16 mi	1,164 acres	45 ft
Whitney Point Lake	Broome	48 mi	1,150 acres	-
Montezuma Marsh	Seneca	32 mi	1,096 acres	-
Black Lake	Seneca	31 mi	793 acres	-
DeRuyter Reservoir	Madison	21 mi	557 acres	55 ft
Kayuta Lake	Oneida	54 mi	467 acres	-
Port Bay	Wayne	38 mi	460 acres	28 ft
Cayuta Lake	Schuyler	56 mi	380 acres	26 ft
South Pond	Oswego	40 mi	314 acres	-
Tuscarora Lake	Madison	23 mi	308 acres	40 ft
Otter Lake	Cayuga	21 mi	277 acres	14 ft
Tully Lakes	Cortland	19 mi	262 acres	-
Eaton Reservoir	Madison	26 mi	260 acres	-
Jamesville Reservoir	Onondaga	6 mi	224 acres	35 ft
Parker Pond	Cayuga	22 mi	204 acres	-
Lakeview Pond	Jefferson	48 mi	197 acres	-
Lake Moraine	Madison	34 mi	188 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Jefferson	54 mi	178 acres	-
McCarthys Lake	Lewis	39 mi	166 acres	-
East Bay	Wayne	41 mi	160 acres	10 ft
Lower Reservoir	Oswego	34 mi	159 acres	-
Hinckley Reservoir	Herkimer	54 mi	158 acres	-
Bradley Brook Reservoir	Madison	29 mi	143 acres	-
Balsam Lake	Chenango	39 mi	139 acres	-
Hatch Lake	Madison	28 mi	139 acres	-
Chenango Lake	Chenango	48 mi	133 acres	30 ft
Henderson Pond	Jefferson	55 mi	132 acres	-
Panther Lake	Oswego	23 mi	131 acres	-
Cincinnatus Lake	Cortland	45 mi	120 acres	-
Mud Pond	Oswego	31 mi	118 acres	-
Lake Ludlow	Chenango	46 mi	118 acres	-
Forestport Reservoir	Oneida	54 mi	117 acres	50 ft
Woodman Pond	Madison	32 mi	115 acres	-
Upper Little York Lake	Cortland	24 mi	111 acres	-
Genegantslet Lake	Chenango	41 mi	111 acres	-
Long Pond	Chenango	46 mi	111 acres	-
Song Lake	Cortland	19 mi	110 acres	-
Echo Lake	Oneida	51 mi	108 acres	-
Dryden Lake	Tompkins	41 mi	106 acres	12 ft
Crooked Lake	Onondaga	18 mi	106 acres	-
The Pond	Cayuga	34 mi	104 acres	-
South Colwell Pond	Jefferson	45 mi	102 acres	8 ft
Labrador Pond	Onondaga, Cortland	19 mi	102 acres	5 ft
Mud Pond	Onondaga	8 mi	102 acres	-
Miller Lake	Madison	23 mi	100 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 155 counted lakes within 60 miles of Syracuse.

Sources: New York State DEC lake data; lake coordinates from the DEC. Verified October 30, 2026.