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The lake takes its name from the Seneca nation of Native Americans.

At the north end of Seneca Lake is the city of Geneva, New York, home of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, a division of Cornell University.

At the south end of the lake is the village of Watkins Glen, New York, famed for auto racing and waterfalls.