| Lake Como | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cayuga County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°40′26″N 76°17′52″W / 42.67389°N 76.29778°W / 42.67389; -76.29778 |
| Lake Como Outlet | |
| Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 64 acres (0.26 km2) |
Average depth | 7 feet (2.1 m) |
| Max. depth | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Shore length1 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
Surface elevation | 1,309 ft (399 m)[1] |
| Settlements | Summer hill, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Como is located near Como, New York. Fish species present in the lake include black crappie, bluegill, white sucker, yellow perch, tiger muskie, black bullhead, channel catfish, rock bass, pickerel, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is access via boat launch for a fee on the north shore off County Road 103.[2] The Lake drains via the Lake Como outlet, which is largely enclosed in the Dorothy McIlroy Bird Sanctuary, a 157-acre protected area that includes a 1.4 mile (4.3 kilometer) waking trail.[3]
References
- "Lake como". dec.ny.gov. NYSDEC. 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 978-1-885010-63-6, OCLC 986498446
- Delavan Dyson, Katharine (2011). Explorer's Guide Finger Lakes: A Great Destination (Fourth Edition). Countryman Press. p. 62. ISBN 9781581578942. Retrieved 14 March 2026.