Everything about Oneida Lake totally explained
Oneida Lake is the largest lake entirely within
New York (79.8 square miles). The lake is located northeast of
Syracuse and near the
Great Lakes. It serves as one of the links in the
Erie Canal.
It empties into the
Oneida River which flows into the
Oswego River which in turn flows into
Lake Ontario. It is named for the
Oneida tribe of the
Iroquois who live in the area. While not included as one of the
Finger Lakes, it's sometimes referred to as their "thumb".
The current lake is about 21 miles (33 km) long and about 5 miles (8.7 km) wide with an average depth of 22 feet (6.4 m). The shoreline is about 55 miles (89 km). Portions of six counties and sixty-nine communities are in the watershed.
Oneida Creek, which flows past the cities of
Oneida and
Sherrill, empties into the southeast part of the lake at South Bay.
Because it's shallow, in the summer it's warmer than the deeper Finger Lakes, and freezes solidly in winter, making it relatively safe and popular for
ice fishing and
snowmobiling.
Geology
Oneida Lake is a remnant of
Lake Iroquois, a large prehistoric lake formed when
glaciers blocked the current outlet of the Great Lakes, the
St. Lawrence River.
The Erie Canal, when first constructed, didn't include the lake, but later reconstruction in
1916 included the lake as part of the canal.
New York counties and towns bordering Oneida Lake
Counties
Towns and Villages
Cicero - Southwest.
Constantia - North.
Hastings - West.
Lenox -- South.
Sullivan - South.
Verona -- East.
Vienna -- North.
West Monroe - Northwest.
Brewerton Southwest
Cleveland North
South Bay Southeast
Jewel NortheastFurther Information
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