Misplaced Pages

#357642

31-525: Seneca Lake or Lake Seneca may refer to: Seneca Lake (New York) , the largest of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York Seneca Lake AVA , New York wine region Lake Seneca, Ohio , an unincorporated community Seneca Lake (Ohio) , another name for Senecaville Lake [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with

62-406: A 25-foot-long sea monster with "two rows of sharp, white teeth." The steamer is said to have given chase to the creature and deliberately rammed it at full speed. The creature was struck by the ship's paddle wheel midway between head and tail, it spine broken. It raised its four-foot-long head, then gave a gasp as it died. The ship attempted to rope the monster and tow it back to shore, but it sank to

93-550: A mile-long series of rapids with a 42-foot (13 m) drop known as “the Falls.” The locks at Seneca Falls were completed in 1818. Improvements between the lakes, completed in 1821, made eight stone locks and nearly two miles of dug canal in addition to sections of the river. To further develop industry, the rapids were dammed to form the Upper, Middle and Lower Falls, and rapid industrialization began in 1825. Through Seneca Falls, there

124-419: A near-constant 39 °F (4 °C). In summer the top 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m) warms to 70–80 °F (21–27 °C). Seneca lake has a typical aquatic population for large deep lakes in the northeast, with coldwater fish such as lake trout and Landlocked Atlantic salmon inhabiting the deeper waters, and warmwater fish such as smallmouth bass and yellow perch inhabiting the shallower areas. The lake

155-421: A surface area of 66.9 square miles (173 km ). For comparison, Scotland's famous Loch Ness is 22.5 miles (36.2 km) long, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) wide, has a surface area of 21.8 square miles (56 km ), an average depth of 433 feet (132 m), a maximum depth of 744.6 feet (227.0 m), and total volume of 1.8 cubic miles (7.5 km ) of water. Seneca's two main inlets are Catharine Creek at

186-518: Is also home to a robust population of "sawbellies," the local term for alewife shad. Seneca Lake was formed at least two million years ago by glacial carving of streams and valleys. Originally it was a part of a series of rivers that flowed northward. Around this time many continental glaciers moved into the area and started the Pleistocene glaciation also known as the Ice Age. It is presumed that

217-501: Is home to over 50 wineries , many of them farm wineries and is the location of the Seneca Lake AVA . (See Seneca Lake wine trail ). At 38 miles (61 km) long, it is the second longest of the Finger Lakes and has the largest volume, estimated at 3.81 cubic miles (15.9 km ), roughly half of the water in all the Finger Lakes. It has an average depth of 291 feet (89 m), a maximum depth of 618 feet (188 m), and

248-710: Is provided for the current canal, from east to west. There are a total of 4 locks on the Cayuga–Seneca Canal. All locks on the New York State Canal System are single-chamber; the dimensions are 328 feet (100 m) long and 45 feet (14 m) wide with a minimum 12-foot (3.7 m) depth of water over the miter sills at the upstream gates upon lift. They can accommodate a vessel up to 300 feet (91 m) long and 43.5 feet (13.3 m) wide. Overall sidewall height will vary by lock, ranging between 28 and 61 feet (8.5 and 18.6 m) depending on

279-543: Is questioned by historian Barbara Bell, arguing that it is unlikely that the Senecas would have returned to paint the paintings having just escaped from Sullivan's men. She suggests instead that these paintings may have been made much later, for tourists on Seneca Lake boat tours. It is known that the more visible and prominent paintings of the Native Americans, American flag, and tee-pee were added in 1929 during

310-749: Is still a Naval facility at Seneca Lake, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Sonar test facility. A scale model of the sonar section of the nuclear submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) was tested during the development of this ship, which was launched in June, 1995. There is a YSI EMM-2500 Buoy Platform located in the north end of Seneca Lake roughly in the center. Its coordinates are: latitude: 42°41'49.99"N, longitude: 76°55'29.93"W. The buoy has cellular modem communications and measures wind speed and direction, relative humidity, air temperature, barometric pressure, light intensity , and

341-602: Is the largest of the glacial Finger Lakes of the U.S. state of New York , and the deepest glacial lake entirely within the state. It is promoted as the lake trout capital of the world, and is host of the National Lake Trout Derby. Because of its depth and relative ease of access, the US Navy uses Seneca Lake to perform test and evaluation of equipment ranging from single element transducers to complex sonar arrays and systems. The lake takes its name from

SECTION 10

#1732780585358

372-510: The Erie Canal . In 1818, a canal was opened between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. By 1823, an average of eight boats a day were passing through the lock at Waterloo, carrying flour , potash , pork , whiskey, lumber and wool and returning with other products and merchandise. Job Smith, Seneca Falls’ first businessman, opened a portage company on the eastern end of the river in 1787. The company transported travelers, boats and goods around

403-546: The Finger Lakes Underwater Preserve Association . The lake is a popular fishing destination. Fish species in the lake include lake trout , rainbow trout , brown trout , landlocked salmon , largemouth bass , smallmouth bass , northern pike , pickerel , and yellow perch . In July 1900, newspaper reports carried reports that on the evening of 14 July 1899, the steamboat Otetiani, carrying several dozen passengers, encountered

434-615: The Seneca nation of Native Americans . At the north end of Seneca Lake is the city of Geneva, New York , home of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station , a division of Cornell University . At the south end of the lake is the village of Watkins Glen, New York , famed for auto racing (hosting Watkins Glen International racetrack) and waterfalls . Due to Seneca Lake's unique macroclimate it

465-627: The Army and Navy. C-S Canal locks were modified in 1918 when New York State created the New York Barge Canal System . State engineers replaced five locks with a large two-flight lock - a 49-foot (15 m) lift that required a great pool of water for their operation. This spelled the demise of the Flats. Buildings were destroyed or moved to create Van Cleef Lake. Flooding was completed on August 20, 1915. The following list of locks

496-523: The Finger Lakes Region to the outside world. Steamships, barges and ferries quickly became Seneca Lake's ambassadors of commerce and trade. The former, short Crooked Lake Canal linked Seneca Lake to Keuka Lake . Numerous canal barges sank during operations and rest on the bottom of the lake. A collection of barges at the southwest end of the lake, near the village of Watkins Glen , is being preserved and made accessible for scuba diving by

527-567: The Finger Lakes were created by many advances and retreats of massive glaciers that were up to 2 miles thick. Over 200 years ago, there were Iroquois villages on Seneca Lake's surrounding hillsides. During the American Revolutionary War , their villages, including Kanadaseaga ("Seneca Castle"), were wiped out during the 1779 Sullivan Expedition . After the war, the Iroquois were forced to cede their land when Britain

558-479: The Seneca Guns, Lake Drums, or Lake Guns, and these types of phenomena are known elsewhere as skyquakes . The term Lake Guns originated in the short story " The Lake Gun " by James Fenimore Cooper in 1851. There is no explanation that takes into account sounds the Iroquois heard before Cooper's time; it is possible sonic booms have been mistaken for natural sounds in modern days. The east side of Seneca Lake

589-588: The Sullivan Sesquicentennial. There are two mistakes in these 1929 additions: firstly the Native Americans in the Seneca Region used longhouses and not tee-pees, and secondly the flag is displayed pointing to the left which is never to be done on a horizontal surface. Seneca Lake is also the site of strange and currently unexplained cannon-like booms and shakes that are heard and felt in the surrounding area. They are known locally as

620-512: The bottom of Seneca Lake. A report sometime later in the Geneva Gazette suggested that the incident was a hoax. The painted rocks located at the southern end of the lake on the eastern cliff face depict an American flag , tee-pee , and several Native Americans. The older paintings, located on the bottom of the cliff, were said to have been drawn in 1779 after the Senecas escaped men from John Sullivan's campaign. However, this account

651-475: The confluence of the Seneca and Clyde rivers near Mays Point . The connection to Cayuga Lake is just east of Lock CS1, where the mean surface elevation is 382 feet (116 m). From there, the canal makes a sharp turn westward and continues towards Seneca Lake, where the mean elevation at the western terminus is 445 feet (136 m). The Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail is a multi-use recreational trail running beside

SECTION 20

#1732780585358

682-507: The lake used for powering an 8,000-machine operation which the company argued had no legal basis and would challenge in court in a press statement. Viticulture and winemaking in the area date back to the 19th century, with the foundation of the Seneca Lake Wine Company in 1866 marking the first major winery in the area. The modern era of wine production began in the 1970s with the establishment of several wineries and

713-698: The lift and navigable stages. Distance is based on position markers from an interactive canal map provided online by the New York State Canal Corporation and may not exactly match specifications on signs posted along the canal. Mean surface elevations are comprised from a combination of older canal profiles and history books as well as specifications on signs posted along the canal. The margin of error should normally be within 6 inches (15 cm). (upstream/west) (downstream/east) (upstream/west) All surface elevations are approximate. The Cayuga–Seneca Canal officially begins at

744-586: The passage of the New York Farm Winery Act of 1976 . The region was established as an American Viticultural Area in 1988. Seneca Lake Wine Trail hosts many events on and around the lake including the annual winter 'Deck the Halls' event, at which local wineries showcase their vintages. The Elmira & Seneca Lake Railway opened for operation on 19 June 1900 from Horseheads, New York to Seneca Lake. An active railroad track still runs along

775-476: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seneca_Lake&oldid=966877032 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Seneca Lake (New York) Seneca Lake

806-564: The southern end and the Keuka Lake Outlet . Seneca Lake lets out into the Seneca River / Cayuga-Seneca Canal , which joins Seneca and Cayuga Lakes at their northern ends. It is fed by underground springs and replenished at a rate of 328,000 gallons (1240 m³) per minute. These springs keep the water moving in a circular motion, giving it little chance to freeze over. Because of Seneca Lake's great depth its temperature remains

837-499: The water's depth and temperature, conductivity, turbidity , and chlorophyll-a levels. The buoy was initially deployed in June 2006. The water depth where it is located is about 200 feet (61 m). On June 30, 2022, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation denied a request for an air permit for a natural gas power plant owned by Greenidge Generation , a bitcoin mining company, on

868-430: The west side of the lake from Watkins Glen to Geneva and beyond, operated by Finger Lakes Railway . Cayuga-Seneca Canal The Seneca River , now the Cayuga–Seneca Canal, always has been an economic engine for the communities of Waterloo and Seneca Falls . The Seneca Lock Navigation Co., a private enterprise formed in 1813, dammed three sets of rapids and installed locks to allow goods to be transported to

899-668: Was a lock for every important mill site, raising or lowering the boats a total of 42 feet (13 m). In 1825, a canal was begun to connect Seneca Lake with the newly constructed Erie Canal at Montezuma and the Cayuga–Seneca Canal was put into use in 1828. The Canal was enlarged in 1862, and the Flats, an area adjacent to and east of the village center, grew into a major industrial area, producing fire engines, hose carts and other firefighting equipment, pumps and other iron goods including stove parts, bootjacks , corn shellers, meat choppers, sausage stuffers, flatirons and bells. A knitting mill made socks and once produced 85,000 pairs of socks for

930-409: Was defeated. Their millions of acres were sold and some lands in this area were granted to veterans of the army in payment for their military service. A slow stream of European-American settlers began to arrive circa 1790. Initially the settlers were without a market nearby or a way to get their crops to market. The settlers' isolation ended in 1825 with the opening of the Erie Canal . The canal linked

961-477: Was once home to a military training ground called Sampson Naval Base, primarily used during World War II. It became Sampson Air Force Base during the Korean War and was used for basic training . After Sampson AFB closed, the airfield remained as Seneca Army Airfield but was closed in 2000. The training grounds of Sampson have since been converted to a civilian picnic area called Sampson State Park . There

Seneca Lake - Misplaced Pages Continue

#357642