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New York›Biggest lakes›Cayuga County

NY · ranked by public data

The 9 Biggest Lakes in Cayuga County, New York

9 Cayuga County lakes cover at least 50 NHD-mapped acres, out of 16 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 142,911 ac
    42,911 acres

    Cayuga County, NY

    Cayuga Lake

    limited
    42.69, -76.7042,911 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    42,911 acres

  2. 26,752 ac
    6,752 acres

    Cayuga County, NY

    Owasco Lake

    limited
    42.83, -76.516,752 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    6,752 acres

  3. 31,999 ac
    1,999 acres

    Cayuga County, NY

    Cross Lake

    limited
    43.12, -76.481,999 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    1,999 acres

  4. 4287 ac
    287 acres

    Cayuga County, NY

    Otter Lake

    limited
    43.14, -76.53287 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    287 acres

  5. 5219 ac
    219 acres

    Cayuga County, NY

    Duck Lake

    limited
    43.15, -76.69219 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    219 acres

  6. 6204 ac
    204 acres

    Cayuga County, NY

    Parker Pond

    limited
    43.16, -76.56204 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    204 acres

  7. 7104 ac
    104 acres

    Cayuga County, NY

    The Pond

    limited
    43.34, -76.70104 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    104 acres

  8. 864 ac
    64 acres

    Cayuga County, NY

    Lake Como

    limited
    42.68, -76.3064 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    64 acres

  9. 960 ac
    60 acres

    Cayuga County, NY

    Mud Pond

    limited
    43.19, -76.5960 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    60 acres

Methodology

How this list is built

  • Ranked by surface area computed from USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) lake polygons — consistent federal geometry, not state-documented acreage; figures can differ modestly from traditionally cited ones.
  • The Great Lakes and Lake Champlain are excluded — Champlain spans New York, Vermont, and Québec, so its full surface would overstate a New York ranking.
  • Lakes whose mapped polygon could not be confidently matched are excluded rather than guessed.
  • Lakes under 50 acres are excluded from rankings.
  • Public access inventories are not yet tracked for New York here, so access is never shown or ranked.

FAQ

Cayuga County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Cayuga County?

Cayuga Lake — Cayuga Lake in Cayuga County is the biggest lake within Cayuga County by USGS NHD surface area, at 42,911 acres (Lake Champlain, shared with Vermont and Québec, is excluded).

Biggest lakes statewideAll Cayuga County lakes

Source data: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake polygons as aggregated by LakeList. NHD-computed area can differ modestly from traditionally cited acreages.Lake outlines are shoreline shapes from LakeList and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; they illustrate a lake's form and are not depth or navigation charts.