Cayuga Lake

Summary

Cayuga Lake is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cayuga Lake is located in Cayuga County^[3].
• Cayuga Lake is located in Tompkins County^[4].
• Cayuga Lake is located in Seneca County^[5].
• Cayuga Lake is in the country of United States^[6].
• Cayuga Lake's instance of is recorded as lake^[7].
• Cayuga Lake's instance of is recorded as finger lake^[8].
• Cayuga Lake's inflows is recorded as Cayuga Inlet^[9].
• Cayuga Lake's inflows is recorded as Fall Creek^[10].
• Cayuga Lake's inflows is recorded as Salmon Creek^[11].
• Cayuga Lake's inflows is recorded as Taughannock Creek^[12].
• Cayuga Lake's inflows is recorded as Six Mile Creek^[13].
• Cayuga Lake's outflows is recorded as Seneca River^[14].
• Cayuga Lake's basin country is recorded as United States^[15].
• Cayuga Lake is part of Finger Lakes^[16].
• Cayuga Lake's Commons category is recorded as Cayuga Lake^[17].
• Cayuga Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.68805555555556, 'longitude': -76.70222222222222}^[18].
• Cayuga Lake's length is recorded as {'amount': '+61.4'}^[19].
• Cayuga Lake sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+381'}^[20].
• Cayuga Lake covers an area of {'amount': '+172'}^[21].
• Cayuga Lake's width is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}^[22].
• Cayuga Lake's watershed area is recorded as {'amount': '+2033'}^[23].
• Cayuga Lake's residence time of water is recorded as {'amount': '+18.2'}^[24].
• Cayuga Lake's vertical depth is recorded as {'amount': '+132.6'}^[25].
• Cayuga Lake's drainage basin is recorded as Oswego River Basin^[26].

Body

Geography

Cayuga Lake is in the country of United States^[6]. Located in include Cayuga County^[3], a county of New York^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1799^[29]; Tompkins County^[4], a county of New York^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1817^[32]; and Seneca County^[5], a county of New York^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1804^[35]. It is part of Finger Lakes^[16].

Physical Characteristics

Cayuga Lake covers an area of {'amount': '+172'}^[21]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+381'}^[20]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+61.4'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake^[7] and finger lake^[8].

Why It Matters

Cayuga Lake ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]