Talk:Seneca Lake (New York)

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618 feet deep? This doesn't agree with other information, although it appears in some tourism presentations. Needs checking. Phmalo 15:27, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Correction: Scott Monje in the Encyclopedia of NY State gives 618 feet as the depth, and I suppose he may be a reliable source. Phmalo 15:33, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

"There is a known serial pollution violator cited by the EPA for dumping nutrients into the lake. This winery has been cited for multiple years. It will if not has already caused algae blooms and fish kills." Citation please???? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.152.231.88 (talk) 14:04, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I suggest it should be removed

--N7bsn (talk) 03:53, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Painted Rocks

The piece on this page about the Painted Rocks is more myth than history. Teepees belonged to western tribes not the Seneca. The Senecas used horses not canoes. It is a mystery who painted the rocks. This section needs to be edited or stricken. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.152.231.88 (talk) 02:42, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

The entry appears to be plagiarized from http://www.pbase.com/4dabirds/image/88795143. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.152.231.88 (talk) 15:31, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

My bad, it appears the web site took the entry from here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.152.231.88 (talk) 18:13, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

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Barge
Wow, no mention of the barge that's been sitting there for many years. Daniel Christensen (talk) 15:27, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

That uncited temperature stuff at the end of the second paragraph is false. It does not get 70-80 each year and it is not quite that cold underneathe. Daniel Christensen (talk) 04:45, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

It came from here. http://www.lakelubbers.com/seneca-lake-24/ Daniel Christensen (talk) 04:47, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

"Some might speculate that they come from the north eastern museum, Rose Hill Mansion." I can't find any reference to this, and would like to delete it. I will be emailing the mansion to find out if this is true. Sarah.pingrey 23:44, 17 July 2010 (PST).

Karen Osburn, Archivist in the Geneva Historical Society who manages Rose Hill Mansion, says that there is nothing in the archives attributing the Seneca Guns to the mansion. The comment has been deleted. Sarah.pingrey 09:38, 22 July 2010 (PST).

Seneca Lake Folklore
Wanting to add a folklore/myth section, looking at tales like the serpent/sea monster "sightings" and Native American legends to that, the Echo of Agayentah, etc. I also was wondering if the section titled "Seneca Guns" would fit under this category since they were also known as "Lake Drums" and have some indigenous folklore there? Nautigate (talk) 03:25, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Reference update needed
The link for reference 15 is wrong, it should be

http://fli-data.hws.edu/buoy/seneca/

Ice
It froze over completely a few times in the 19th century and once in the early 20th century in 1912 or 1913. It still freezes on the ends sometimes allowing ice sailboating at least. B137 (talk) 20:36, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * In the late 70s (1979), Seneca and Cayuga came close to freezing over completely for the last time.[source Ithaca news] In 2010 and several other years the north end has frozen over enough for ice sailing. In February 2015, parts of the northeast had a record cold month, averaging about 10 F or -12 C versus normals in the low 20s or -5 C, but it was too windy with the cold imported from the polar vortex dip, not local cold. B137 (talk) 05:48, 9 April 2023 (UTC)


 * 1885, 1905, and 1912. Finger Lakes Times "The Last Deep Freeze" January 12, 2012, 100th anniversary of February 1912 complete freeze. B137 (talk) 02:54, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Levels
The northeastern US lakes are very stable making permanent fixed docks very reliable. The nominal level for Seneca Lake is 446', while only 449' is considered major flood state, and 442' would be an exceptional drought and make dock boats unlaunchable. +-1 meter at the very most from a 1960s New England drought situation to a Flood of 1972 scenario. Even Lake Ontario only deviates from the 2017 flood of almost +2 meters, but wouldn't likely be allowed to fall to -2 meters with the St. Lawrence outlet gate nearly closed. B137 (talk) 05:48, 9 April 2023 (UTC)


 * The last major flood of 449 feet water level was spring 1993, after blizzard snow melted. Flood of '72 number not given in SW Times article from April 2014. B137 (talk) 23:49, 31 March 2024 (UTC)