![]() ![]() However, grass and other low-lying vegetation in meadows had turned some parts of the landscape green. Forested areas south of the lake are brown because leaves had not fully emerged in early May. Farms and orchards, mainly around the northern part of the lakes, are beige. On May 6, 2013, the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of the Finger Lakes. Lake Cayuga descends about 435 feet (133 meters) at its deepest point-putting it about 53 feet (16 meters) below sea level. Seneca and Cayuga-the two largest Finger Lakes-are among the deepest lakes in North America. On a map, the narrow lakes look similar to outstretched digits. The Finger Lakes-a group of long, roughly parallel lakes in upstate New York-got their name for obvious reasons.
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