Cuba Lake

Cuba Lake is a 454-acre reservoir in Allegany and Cattaraugus counties, New York. Originally known as the Oil Creek Reservoir, Cuba Lake was created in 1858 to help maintain water levels on the Genesee Valley Canal.

Type: Reservoir
Description: body of water
Also known as: “Oil Creek Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cuba Cemetery.

Cuba Cemetery

Cemetery

Cuba Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Cuba in Allegany County, New York. It was established in 1841, and later expanded and incorporated neighboring cemeteries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cuba and Black Creek.

Cuba

Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cuba is a town on the western border of Allegany County, New York, United States. The village of Cuba lies within its borders. The federally recognized tribe of Seneca Native Americans has a reservation on the western town line.

Black Creek

Hamlet

Black Creek is a hamlet in the town of New Hudson, in Allegany County, New York, United States. The name is derived from a stream that flows nearby. The community lies between Cuba and Belfast on Route 305.

Lyndon

Hamlet

Lyndon is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 686 at the 2020 census. The town is on the east border of the county and is north of Olean. Lyndon is situated 5 miles northwest of Cuba Lake.

Cuba Lake

Category: body of water
Location: Allegany County, Southern Tier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.2485° or 42° 14′ 55″ north

Longitude

-78.29226° or 78° 17′ 32″ west

Elevation

1,542 feet (470 metres)

Open location code

87J36PX5+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 80901473

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

5114333

Wikidata ID

Q28229451

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Cuba Cemetery and Reservation Hill.

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