Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox body of water Template:Finger Lakes map Canadice Lake Template:IPAc-en is the smallest Finger Lake of western New York. The lake is located approximately Template:Convert south of Rochester. The name is derived from the Iroquois word ska-ne-a-dice, meaning long lake.<ref name=Beauchamp_1907>Template:Cite book</ref> The lake is part of the Genesee River watershed.
DescriptionEdit
Canadice Lake is Template:Convert long and Template:Convert wide at its widest point. The lake has a surface area of Template:Convert and a maximum depth of Template:Convert.<ref name=DEC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The lake drains out into Canadice Outlet, which merges with water from the neighboring Hemlock Lake.<ref>Template:Cite GNIS</ref>
In 1873, the city of Rochester, New York was authorized to begin using the lake as a source of drinking water along with Hemlock Lake. A legal dispute with residents near the lake was resolved in favor of the city in 1886,<ref>Matter of the Application of the City of Rochester to acquire the permanent and perpetual right to draw from Hemlock and Canadice lakes an amount of water sufficient for the use of said city and its inhabitants, etc, 40 Hun, 588, June, 1886, Supreme Court of the State of New York, General Term, Fifth Department</ref> and a conduit line was constructed which brought water from the lake to the city beginning in 1919.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A treatment plant for the lake's water was opened in 1993.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
RecreationEdit
The lake is still used as a water source for Rochester today. To protect the water quality, no houses are permitted on its shore and boats are limited to Template:Convert in length and a must have a 10-horsepower engine or less. Swimming, camping and contamination of the water are prohibited.<ref name="DEC" /> Previously, a free permit was required to fish or boat on the lake, but that permit system has been discontinued and they are no longer required.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Canadice Lake features several trout species for recreational fishing, including lake trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. All three trout species are annually stocked in the lake by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Landlocked Atlantic salmon are occasionally stocked as well.<ref name="DEC" />
An unimproved gravel boat ramp is available for launching boats on the lake's east side, and a cartop launch is available at the south end of the lake.<ref name=DEC/>