New YorkNatural lakeOswego 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 Corporation / NYS DEC manages it.

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CountiesOswego County

Coordinates43.2000, -75.9000

Surface area51,151 acres

Max depth22 ft

RiverOneida River

Managed byNY State Canal Corporation / NYS DEC

Swimming beaches on Oneida 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.

Oneida 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

About Oneida Lake

The center of the lake is at 43.2000, -75.9000. Maximum depth is around 22 feet. The surface sits around 368 feet above sea level.

Oneida Lake has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities. Glenwood Beach, on Owasco Lake, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 41 miles off. Shoreline access on lakes like this one is often informal and unsigned.

Ask the managing agency directly if the level matters for your trip. Water level is missing from this page on purpose: no public feed covers Oneida Lake.

No public sensor reports water temperature at Oneida Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide. Swimming season in New York runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates.

Nearby water includes Onondaga Lake (New York, 17 mi), Cazenovia Lake (New York, 18 mi) and Delta Lake (New York, 24 mi). In all, 32 lakes in New York are covered here.