Canandaigua Lake
| Canandaigua Lake | |
|---|---|
Canandaigua Lake | |
| Location | Ontario / Yates counties, New York, United States |
| Group | Finger Lakes |
| Coordinates | 42°45′24″N 77°19′04″W / 42.75667°N 77.31778°W |
| Type | Ground Moraine |
| Primary inflows | West River |
| Primary outflows | Canandaigua Outlet |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Max. width | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Surface area | 10,750 acres (43.5 km2) |
| Average depth | 127 ft (39 m) |
| Max. depth | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Water volume | .39 cu mi (1.6 km3) |
| Shore length1 | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Surface elevation | 688 ft (210 m) |
| Islands | Skenoh Island |
| Settlements | Canandaigua, Naples |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Canandaigua Lake (/ˌkænənˈdeɪɡwə/) is a Finger Lake in Ontario County in western New York. It is the westernmost of the major Finger Lakes, largest of the four Finger Lakes in the county, and fourth largest by size of the Finger Lakes. The City of Canandaigua is located at the northern end of the lake and the village of Naples is several miles south of the southern end.
The name Canandaigua is derived from the Seneca name spelled variously Kanandarque, Ganondagan, Ga-nun-da-gwa, or in a modern transcription, tganǫdæ:gwęh, which means "the chosen spot", or "at the chosen town".