Year: Circa 10,000 B.C.E.
Cayuga Lake is the longest of the Finger Lakes. It is just over 38 miles long, just under 2 miles wide, covers 66 sq miles, and is 180 feet deep on average. Its deepest point is 433 feet. It has one island, Frontenac, which is one of only two islands in the Finger Lakes.
Ithaca, New York, the home of Cornell University, lies at the extreme southern end of Cayuga Lake.