Lakes near a city

Lakes near Cortland, NY

5 lakes in this guide sit within 45 miles of Cortland, NY. The nearest is Skaneateles Lake at about 21 miles, and 2 of them have a public water level gauge.

Lakes near Cortland

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By distance

LakeDistanceWater level
Skaneateles Lake21 mi—
Owasco Lake22 mi712.64 ft
Cayuga Lake27 mi382.68 ft
Seneca Lake37 mi—
Oneida Lake44 mi—
Skaneateles Lake

New York · Onondaga County

Skaneateles Lake

Skaneateles Lake covers about 8,800 acres of the Skaneateles Creek in New York. Its shoreline falls inside Onondaga County. It is…

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Owasco Lake

New York · Cayuga County

Owasco Lake

Fed by the Owasco River, Owasco Lake holds roughly 6,784 acres of water in New York. It lies in Cayuga County. NY DEC manages it.…

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Cayuga Lake

New York · Cayuga 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.…

Natural lake
Seneca Lake

New York · Seneca County

Seneca Lake

Seneca Lake is a lake of some 42,749 acres on the Seneca River, in New York. It lies in Seneca County. New York Department of…

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Oneida Lake

New York · Oswego County

Oneida Lake

Oneida Lake is a 51,151-acre lake on the Oneida River in New York. Its shoreline falls inside Oswego County. NY State Canal…

Natural lake

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