Conesus Lake is the westernmost of the Finger Lakes and located 25 miles south of Rochester accessible from I-390 south exit at Route 15 south. Route 20A runs across the Northern end of the lake in the hamlet of Lakeville. From the Seneca name meaning "Always Beautiful." The lake is eight miles long and one mile wide at its widest point, has a maximum depth of 65 feet,1 and a volume of roughly 43 billion gallons.
Notes and References Wikipedia Article - inlcudes information about VHS fish disease outbreak. Conesus Lake, photos and description on the commercial website NYFalls.com (Rochester based) Conesus Lake Association - Geneseo College - aerial photos and lot of information on this site Conesus and Hemlock Lakes on the Livingston County website. 1http://www.conesuslake.org/about_lake.htm