Cayuga Lake Creates Freezing Winter Winds Forming Large Icicles On Trees Stock Photography

Cayuga Lake is too deep to freeze over in winter, the southern end is much shallower and will often get a coat of ice. Cayuga Lake is the widest and lowest in elevation, 40 miles long and 435 ft deep - the longest Finger Lake! Cayuga was named for the Cayuga Native American Indian tribe. The lake lays on top of the deepest rock-salt mine in North America. Winds can travel down the lake creating high waves in frigid weather.