Irondequoit Bay is a large
body of water located in northeastern
Monroe County,
New York
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. The bay, roughly wide and in length, is fed by
Irondequoit Creek to the south and flows into
Lake Ontario at its northern end. On average, the surface of Irondequoit Bay rests at above
sea level and is deep at its deepest point a short distance north of the
Irondequoit Bay Bridge carrying the six-lane
New York State Route 104 over the bay.
The center of the bay acts as the eastern border for the town of
Irondequoit and the western border of the towns of
Penfield and
Webster
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*Webster, Alberta
*Webster's Falls, Hamilton, Ontario
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. The Irondequoit–Penfield boundary continues along the center of Irondequoit Creek south of the
New York State Route 404 float bridge.
During the past million years there were four glacial ages that covered the
Rochester
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area with ice and impacted the geography of the area. The most recent glacier that left evidence here was about 100,000 years ago and it caused compression of the earth by as much as .
About 12,000 years ago, the area underwent massive changes, which included the rerouting of the
Genesee River and other water bodies. Since the earth rebounded from the melting glaciers more rapidly in Canada than in New York, water from Lake Ontario was spilled over New York due to its lower elevation. During this time, the original outlet of the Genesee River was flooded out, creating Irondequoit Bay.
On a French map of the area from 1688 titled "Le Lac Ontario"
Irondequoit Bay was referred to as the "swamp of the
Senecas".
Prior to the 1840s, the bay was known as "Teoronto Bay."
Seven parks abut the bay:
*Devil's Cove Park, Webster
*Ellison Park, Penfield
*
Irondequoit Bay Marine Park, Irondequoit
*Abraham Lincoln Park (formerly Irondequoit Bay Park East), Penfield
*Irondequoit Bay Park West, Irondequoit
*LaSalle's Landing Park, Penfield
*Sandbar Park, Webster
See also
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Irondequoit Gully The Irondequoit Gully, or more commonly known in colloquial terms as simply, The Gully, is a path created by a stream that flows to Irondequoit Bay in New York State, United States
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References
External links
{{Commons category, Irondequoit Bay
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation page
Bays of New York (state)
Bays of Lake Ontario
Bodies of water of Monroe County, New York