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It draws attention that we all must be stewards of these precious resources. Pictured are members of the committee who worked with Paul Grillo, a former Song Lake resident, who designed this beautiful sign. We are grateful to our local donors, Town of Tully and Syracuse Signage Systems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/2540c3b5-b52b-4505-b90b-3c6d807ee3be/Great+lakes+basin.jpg Home - Because of their geologic history, many kettle lakes do not have natural outlets, making them uniquely susceptible to accumulation of pollution and nutrients transported from their watersheds. The Kettle Lakes Watershed represents a 19,000+ acre area in northern Cortland County and southern Onondaga County and is also known as the Tully Lakes area due to the nearby Town of Tully. While kettle lakes are present throughout the Upper Susquehanna River watershed, this region includes a high quantity of kettle lakes including several large lakes positioned in a compact area. The lakes are sought after for aesthetic and recreational purposes, and many have highly developed shorelines for relatively small bodies of water, resulting in elevated water quality concerns. Watershed groups for many of the larger lakes including the greater Cortland-Onondaga Federation of Kettle Lake Associations have been hard at work seeking to better understand water quality issues and their causes. It is said that water from Crooked Lake flows northward, exiting through the St. Lawrence River, and water south continues to empty into the Chesapeake Bay. The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin is an incredible asset of state, national and international significance. Kettle Lakes Map credit, Upper Susquehanna Coalition https://www.kettlelakesstormresponse.org/immediate-storm-response daily 0.75 2022-05-25 https://www.kettlelakesstormresponse.org/immediate-storm-response-1 daily 0.75 2025-08-22 https://www.kettlelakesstormresponse.org/negative-impacts daily 0.75 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/86b764e1-bb0b-4909-92b8-36de6d1e30af/severe-storms-and-flooding-dutchtown-mo-march-20-2008-this-small-rural-community-38c3c5.jpg Negative Impacts Photo by FEMA, John Shea https://www.kettlelakesstormresponse.org/mitigation daily 0.75 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/b8b6ee8d-853b-484f-bac1-e075e2a75383/shoresccaping+3.jpg Mitigation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kettlelakesstormresponse.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2022-06-16 https://www.kettlelakesstormresponse.org/our-lakes daily 0.75 2022-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/1fd5598d-6893-4aca-9e32-e0e12f280eaa/rainbow+and+weeds.jpg Our Lakes - Tully Lake Tully Lake strides the divide between Cortland and Onondaga Counties. It was historically, a thriving tourist attraction (1890s to 1940s) with a long history of recreational enjoyment and grand hotels. With its meandering shoreline and quiet coves, it remains an idyllic lake. Looks can be deceiving, as it too is a waterbody at risk from the threat of invasive species, proliferation of Eurasian watermilfoil, invasive chara and over development. Protecting Tully Lake from the entry of unwashed boats is a significant concernWhatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/1f25b2cb-1cd7-49df-b1d6-42917959cb02/AF44EEFE-898D-4CF9-85B5-E93A396A1972.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/5652c635-d296-42ba-bdb2-e9363b4945c4/crooked-lake.jpg Our Lakes - Crooked Lake Crooked Lake is 108 acres in size with an maximum depth of of 70 ft./21.3 m. It is one of the Tully Lakes, a group of six lakes (along with Tully, Tracy, Mud,Green, and Song) called kettles because they were formed when large chunks of glacial ice melted and left a depression. The Tully Lakes are at the southern end of the Tully Valley and the northern end of the Tioughnioga Valley. The two valleys are divided by the St. Lawrence Seaway Divide, which causes Tracy and Mud to drain to the north into Lake Ontario and Song, Green, and Tully to drain to the south into the Susquehanna River. Crooked Lake is unique because it is the only lake of the six that drains in both directions as the divide runs right under the lake. This means that the lake is also in both valleys. Quite often kettles are perfectly round. Tracy Lake is a good example of this. Other times, kettles can be extremely irregular in shape. Crooked Lake is a good example of this as it winds in and out with many coves and several small islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/70bc425f-b53d-41f4-a07d-3644af0e0606/Crooked+Lake+Deep+Water.JPG Our Lakes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/0a7ab996-d541-424c-acc2-785263ef3907/Little%2BLake.jpeg Our Lakes - Little York Lake Little York Lake is a publicly accessible lake in Cortland County. Featuring an expansive park with complete picnic facilities, it also hosts a wide array of events at its main pavilion. The pavilion is also the summer home of the Cortland Repertory Theater. If you enjoy Little York Lake then join the Little York Lake Preservation Society. Your membership fees help support our volunteer efforts to monitor lake quality and generally help to ensure that Little York Lake will be fun for families in the region for generations to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/21e70993-0dc8-42e6-a712-b13a2828ae50/Little+yORK.JPG Our Lakes - Make it stand out Little York Lake Deep-Water Testing Site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/c18dd799-0d48-4c49-a8a4-859794f3dd21/Tarki-Heath-Song-Lake-On-the-Edge-of-the-Rainbow.jpg Our Lakes On the Edge of the Rainbow, Photo Credit, Tarki Heath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628da817624b9171a28fcbc2/609b96f4-4978-425e-9fab-b629e9eabfab/Song+lake+testing+site.jpg Our Lakes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kettlelakesstormresponse.org/take-action daily 0.75 2025-05-09