| Canandaigua Lake | |
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  Canandaigua Lake | |
| Location | Ontario / Yates counties, New York, United States |
| Group | Finger Lakes |
| Coordinates | 42°45′24″N 77°19′04″W / 42.75667°N 77.31778°W |
| Type | Ground Moraine |
| Primary inflows | West River |
| Primary outflows | Canandaigua Outlet |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Max. width | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Surface area | 10,750 acres (43.5 km2) |
| Average depth | 127 ft (39 m) |
| Max. depth | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Water volume | .39 cu mi (1.6 km3) |
| Shore length1 | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Surface elevation | 688 ft (210 m) |
| Islands | Skenoh Island |
| Settlements | Canandaigua, Naples |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Canandaigua Lake /ˌkænənˈdeɪɡwə/ is the fourth largest of the Finger Lakes in the U.S. state of New York.[1] The City of Canandaigua is located at the northern end of the lake and the village of Naples is several miles south of the southern end. It is the westernmost of the major Finger Lakes.
The name Canandaigua is derived from the Seneca name spelled variously Kanandarque, Ganondagan, Ga-nun-da-gwa, or in a modern transcription, tganǫdæ:gwęh, which means "the chosen spot", or "at the chosen town".[2]
- ^ "Canandaigua Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 11 April 2011.