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Chemung Lake
Chemung Lake Facts |
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Latitude |
44° 25' |
Common Tree Species |
Cedar, White Birch, Willow, Oak, Ash, White Pine, Elm, Maple, Poplar, White Spruce |
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Longitude |
78° 22' |
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Soils |
Sparse sandy loam |
Aquatic Vegetation |
common cattail, white waterlily, yellow waterlily, yondweed, tapegrass, sweet gale, joe-pye-weed, common waterweed |
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Bedrock |
Granite, Sedimentary |
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Elevation |
246 m or 807 ft ± |
Fish Species |
muskellunge, white sucker, carp, rock bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, yellow perch, walleye |
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Max. Depth |
6.7 m or 22 ft |
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Mean Depth |
2.4 m or 7.8 ft |
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Area |
2279.7 hectares or 5628.8 acres |
Shoreline Length |
Lake: 76.8 kilometers or 47.75 miles
Island: 6.3 km or 3.92 mi |
| Interesting Fact: Chemung Lake has the smallest percent of total shoreline belonging to islands, 8%. | |
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