Lakes near a city

Lakes near Syracuse, NY

5 lakes in this guide sit within 45 miles of Syracuse, NY. The nearest is Oneida Lake at about 16 miles, and 2 of them have a public water level gauge.

Lakes near Syracuse

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By distance

LakeDistanceWater level
Oneida Lake16 mi—
Skaneateles Lake17 mi—
Owasco Lake24 mi712.64 ft
Cayuga Lake37 mi382.68 ft
Delta Lake40 mi—
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
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…

Natural lake
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.…

Natural lake1 beach
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
Delta Lake

New York · Oneida County

Delta Lake

Delta Lake is a reservoir of some 2,377 acres on the Mohawk River, in New York. Its shoreline falls inside Oneida County.…

Reservoir

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