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Cayuga Lake

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Cayuga Lake (kāy`gə, kī–, kə–), 38 mi (61 km) long and 1 to 3.5 mi (1.6–5.6 km) wide, W central N.Y.; longest of the Finger Lakes. It is connected by the Seneca-Cayuga Canal to the New York State Canal System New York State Canal System, waterway system, 524 mi (843 km) long, traversing New York state and connecting the Great Lakes with the Finger Lakes, the Hudson River, and Lake Champlain.
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. Cornell Univ. and Wells College overlook Cayuga's clifflike banks. Near the southern end of the lake are Taughannock Falls, 215 ft (66 m) high.


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Cornell University has been taking advantage of its position on the shores of Cayuga Lake since July 2000 by using Lake Source Cooling for air conditioning on campus.
Hosmer Winery, on the western shore of Cayuga Lake, has won gold medals from the Tasters Guild International Wine Competition for its Cabernet Franc and its Estate Red, a blend of Cabernet Franc and DeChaunac, a native grape.
Although limnologists have steadfastly maintained that LSC has "no discernable impact" on Cayuga Lake and is equivalent to only four to five hours of sunlight a year, many residents feel betrayed that the University is using their lake as a guinea pig for the world's first inland lake cooling project.
 
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