The largest body of water in New York is Oneida Lake.
Oneida Lake is the largest lake in New York which covers 51,243 acres.
The second largest lake in New York is Seneca Lake which is also the deepest lake with a maximum depth of 618 feet.
Seneca Lake is also part of a system of 11 glacially created waters that is known as the Finger Lakes which is located in Central New York.
Oneida Lake is a relatively shallow, natural lake with an average depth of 22 feet and is named for the Iroquois Nation Oneida Tribe.
The Oneidas called the lake "Tsioqui" or "white water", a reference to the wave action on the lake on windy days.
While not geologically considered one of the Finger Lakes, Oneida Lake, because of its proximity, is referred by some as their "thumb".
Because it is shallow, it is warmer than the deeper Finger Lakes in summer and its surface freezes solidly in winter.
The fish that are in Oneida Lake in NY include Walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, northern pike, tiger musky, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, black crappie, yellow perch, freshwater drum, common carp, bowfin, burbot, longnose gar, lake sturgeon, gizzard shad, and round goby.
Algal blooms and rooted vegetation impaired primary recre- ation and aquatic life beneficial uses of New York's Oneida Lake, causing New York to add the lake to its Clean Water Act section 303(d) list in 1998.