Waneta Lake

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Waneta Lake
Waneta Lake is located in New York Adirondack Park
Waneta Lake
Waneta Lake
Location within New York
LocationSchuyler / Steuben counties, New York, United States
Coordinates42°26′41″N 77°06′06″W / 42.4446129°N 77.1017221°W / 42.4446129; -77.1017221Coordinates: 42°26′41″N 77°06′06″W / 42.4446129°N 77.1017221°W / 42.4446129; -77.1017221[1]
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length3.5 mi (5.6 km)
Surface area797 acres (323 ha)[1]
Max. depth29 feet (8.8 m)
Shore length16.8 miles (10.9 km)
Surface elevation1,099 feet (335 m)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Waneta Lake (previously known as "Little Lake"[2]) is a small lake in the Finger Lakes region of the state of New York in the United States. The lake straddles the border of Schuyler County and Steuben County, and is within the towns of Tyrone and Wayne. Waneta Lake is 3.5 miles long (north-to-south) and half a mile wide (east-to-west), and lies just east of the southern branch of Keuka Lake.

Fishing[]

Fish species present in the lake include chain pickerel, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, muskellunge, common sunfish, bluegill, rock bass, black crappie, yellow perch, brown bullhead, carp, common sucker, , and . There is access via concrete ramp, located off County Route 23.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c "Waneta Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Beers, S. N. (1857). Schuyler County, New York, with Plans of the Villages. Philadelphia: J. H. French. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 978-1-885010-63-6, OCLC 986498446


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