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Canadice Lake

Lake in Ontario County, New York, United States

Field	Value
name	Canadice Lake
native_name	see
image	Canadice Lake fall 2006.jpg
caption	Aerial view of Canadice Lake in Fall 2006
pushpin_map	New York Adirondack Park#USA
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location within New York
coords
location	Canadice, New York
group	Finger Lakes
type	Ground moraine
outflow	Canadice Outlet
basin_countries	United States
length	3 mi
width	0.3 mi
area	649 acres
depth	55 ft
max-depth	95 ft
volume	.011 cumi
shore	6.5 mi
elevation	1096 ft

| max-depth = 95 ft

Canadice Lake is a Finger Lake in Ontario County in western New York state. It is both the smallest of the four Finger Lakes in the county, and smallest in all. The lake is located approximately 30 mi south of Rochester. The name is derived from the Iroquois word ska-ne-a-dice, meaning long lake. The lake is part of the Genesee River watershed.

Description

Canadice Lake is 3 mi long and 0.3 mi wide at its widest point. The lake has a surface area of 649 acres and a maximum depth of 95 ft. The lake drains out into Canadice Outlet, which merges with water from the neighboring Hemlock Lake.

In 1873, the city of Rochester, New York, was authorized to begin using the lake as a source of drinking water along with Hemlock Lake. A legal dispute with residents near the lake was resolved in favor of the city in 1886, and a conduit line was constructed which brought water from the lake to the city beginning in 1919. A treatment plant for the lake's water was opened in 1993.

Recreation

The lake remains as a water source for Rochester today. To protect the water quality, no houses are permitted on its shore and boats are limited to 17 ft in length and engines of 10-horsepower or less. Swimming, camping and contamination of the water are prohibited. Previously, a free permit was required to fish or boat on the lake, but that system has been discontinued and permits are no longer required.

Canadice Lake features several trout species for recreational fishing, including lake trout, brown trout and rainbow trout that are stocked annually by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Landlocked Atlantic salmon are occasionally stocked as well.

An unimproved gravel boat ramp is available for launching boats on the lake's east side, and a cartop launch is available at the south end of the lake.

References

{{cite GNIS. 945732. Canadice Lake. June 9, 2015
(1907). "Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108)". New York State Education Department.
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. "Canadice Lake".
{{cite GNIS. 945733. Canadice Outlet. July 25, 2023
[https://books.google.com/books?id=K5AEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA588 Matter of the Application of the City of Rochester to acquire the permanent and perpetual right to draw from Hemlock and Canadice lakes an amount of water sufficient for the use of said city and its inhabitants, etc], 40 Hun, 588, June, 1886, Supreme Court of the State of New York, General Term, Fifth Department
(1919-02-25). "Canadice Lake Turned In". [[Democrat and Chronicle]].
"A Pocket History of the Rochester Water Works".
"City of Rochester | Rules for Watershed Visitation".

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