Country United States County Cattaraugus Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 506 m | State New York Town Machias FIPS code 36-42345 | |
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Area 6.734 km² (6.216 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Lime Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the northeast part of the town of Machias, in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 867. Prior to the 2010 census, the area was delineated as part of the Lime Lake-Machias CDP.
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Map of Lime Lake, NY, USA
Geography
Lime Lake is located in the northeast corner of the town of Machias at 42°26′4″N 78°28′45″W. It consists of development that surrounds a small water body named Lime Lake, about 1 mile (1.6 km) in diameter. The area is bordered to the south by the main hamlet of Machias.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lime Lake CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 10.06%, is water. The outlet of Lime Lake flows north to Elton Creek in Delevan, which then continues north to Cattaraugus Creek, a west-flowing tributary of Lake Erie. Less than one mile south of Lime Lake and only a few feet higher is the drainage divide between the Great Lakes watershed to the north and the Mississippi River watershed to the south: Ischua Creek flows south to Olean Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, then the Ohio River, and finally the Mississippi.
New York State Route 16 and Cattaraugus County Route 70 connect Lime Lake to Machias.