New YorkNatural lakeCayuga County

Cayuga Lake

Fed by the Seneca River, Cayuga Lake holds roughly 42,502 acres of water in New York. Its shoreline falls inside Cayuga County. It is managed by NY State Canal Corp / NYSDEC. The gauge last read 382.68 ft.

Water level today: 382.68 ft · see the full record

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CountiesCayuga County

Coordinates42.6881, -76.7022

Surface area42,502 acres

Max depth435 ft

RiverSeneca River

Managed byNY State Canal Corp / NYSDEC

Swimming beaches on Cayuga Lake

No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.

Cayuga Lake on the map

Lake center, swimming spots and access points.

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Weather and water temperature

Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Water level today

Station 04233500, CAYUGA INLET (CAYUGA LAKE) AT ITHACA NY, publishes the water surface elevation used here. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 378.67 ft and 384.16 ft (low on 2026-02-16, high on 2026-04-07). The last value stored here, 382.68 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.

382.68 ft +0.22 ft in 7 days

Reading of Sep 9, 2026 · source: USGS

Full water level record for Cayuga Lake

Cayuga Lake: beaches, ramps and water level

Cayuga Lake sits at 42.6881, -76.7022. It lies at roughly 381 feet of elevation. The deepest point on record is about 435 feet.

Nearby water includes Seneca Lake (New York, 10 mi), Owasco Lake (New York, 13 mi) and Skaneateles Lake (New York, 21 mi). In all, 32 lakes in New York are covered here.

Cayuga Lake has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities. Many smaller lakes have no designated beach at all, only informal shoreline access. Glenwood Beach, on Owasco Lake, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 13 miles off.

There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown. Swimming season in New York runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. Algae blooms are seasonal and local: look for posted signs at the ramp or park entrance.