Honeoye Lake
| Honeoye Lake | |
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| Haneayah(Seneca) | |
 Honeoye Lake as viewed from theHarriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area,October 2013. | |
  Honeoye Lake Location within New York  Honeoye Lake Honeoye Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Ontario County, New York |
| Group | Finger Lakes |
| Coordinates | 42°45′N77°30.7′W/ 42.750°N 77.5117°W |
| Type | Ground moraine |
| Primary inflows | Honeoye Inlet,Bray Gully,Briggs Gully |
| Primary outflows | Honeoye Creek |
| Catchment area | 36.7 sq mi (95 km2)[1] |
| Basincountries | United States |
| Max. length | 4.5 mi (7.2 km)[2] |
| Max. width | 0.8 mi (1.3 km)[2] |
| Surface area | 1,772 acres (717 ha)[1][2] |
| Average depth | 16 ft (4.9 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 30 ft (9.1 m)[1][2] |
| Water volume | .0086 cu mi (0.036 km3)[1][2] |
| Shore length1 | 9.6 miles (15.4 km)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 804 ft (245 m)[2][4] |
| Settlements | Honeoye,Richmond,Canadice |
| References | World Lakes Database[1] NYFalls[2] USGS[4] |
| 1Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Honeoye Lake(/ˈhʌniɔɪ/HUN-ee-oy)[5]is one of theFinger Lakeslocated inOntario County,New York.Most of the lake is within the town ofRichmondbut a smaller southwestern part is in the town ofCanadice.The hamlet ofHoneoyeis just north of the lake.
The name Honeoye comes from theSenecawordha-ne-a-yah,which meanslying finger,orwhere the finger lies.The name comes from the local story of a Native American whose finger was bitten by a rattlesnake and who therefore cut off his finger with a tomahawk.[6][7]
Description
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Honeoye Lake is the second smallest of the Finger Lakes and is located to the west of the major lakes. To its west are other minorFinger Lakes:Canadice Lake,Hemlock Lake,andConesus Lake.As with the other Finger Lakes, Honeoye Lake was created by the advance and subsequent melting of continentalglaciation.
The lake's surface is 804 feet (245 m) above sea level. The lake is long and narrow with a roughly north-south orientation, and a surface area of 1,772 acres (7.17 km2). It is also relatively shallow and warmer than the other Finger Lakes. Its outlet isHoneoye Creek,which flows northward. A major feeder stream, calledHoneoye Inlet,enters the lake at the south end.[2]
The hamlet of Honeoye in the Town of Richmond is located at its northern end. The Honeoye Lake Park Association administers a large tract of summer cottages and year-round dwellings known as theTimes-Union Tractjust south of the hamlet on the east side of the lake.
Recreation
[edit]The shore of the lake has a high density of recreation homes, many with docks for boats and other recreation vehicles. In warmer weather, fishing is considered exceptional in Honeoye Lake.Walleye,bass,perchandbluegillare some of the recreational and tournament fish that can be found. Popular recreational activities also include boating, tubing, water skiing, wake boarding, and other water sports.
The Ring of Fire tradition is annually celebratedLabor Day weekendby area residents. Flares are lit around the lakeshore to signify summer's end and to recognize the wealth of the Finger Lakes harvest. In the winter, the water freezes quickly and maintains its solid surface throughout the season, at which time the lake is used for ice fishing, skating, and ice boating.
Public places
[edit]On the north end of the lake is Sandy Bottom Park, which includes alife guardedbeach, twoplaygrounds,and multiple pavilions. There is also a boat launch that is available from May 15 to Labor Day.
Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Parkis available on the east side, towards the south end of the lake, and is open from May to November.Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area,located on Canadice Hill south of the lake, overlooks Honeoye Lake.
Environmental Issues
[edit]In recent years the lake has suffered from water quality problems including shoreline erosion due to boating[8]andblue-green algaeblooms.[9]
References
[edit]- ^abcdef"Honeoye Lake".World Lakes Database.Archived fromthe originalon June 3, 2007.RetrievedJune 8,2015.
- ^abcdefghMatt Conheady."Honeoye Lake – New York's Finger Lakes".NYFalls.RetrievedJune 8,2015.
- ^Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (January 1, 2011),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,ISBN978-1-885010-63-6,OCLC986498446
- ^ab"Honeoye Lake".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.RetrievedJune 8,2015.
- ^Honeoye Lake Area Chamber of Commercehoneoyelakechamber.org,accessed March 16, 2012.
- ^Beauchamp, William Martin (1907).Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108).New York State Education Department. pp. 157–158.ISBN9781404751552.RetrievedJune 8,2015.
- ^"Early History of the Town of Richmond".Archived fromthe originalon March 13, 2012.RetrievedJune 8,2015.
- ^writer, Kevin Fuller, staff."Volunteers attempt to reverse erosion on Honeoye Lake".RetrievedJuly 18,2016.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^writer, Julie Sherwood, staff."Lake woes in Honeoye".RetrievedJuly 18,2016.
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External links
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- Honeoye Lake Watershed Task Force: 2005 Honeoye Lake Watershed Management Plan
- Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Park
- Live webcam, south end of lake, west side
