The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Chautauqua Lake
(shtô´kw) (KEY) , 18 mi (29 km) long and from 1 to 3 mi (1.64.8 km) wide, W N.Y., SW of Buffalo, in a resort, vineyarding, and orcharding area. Jamestown lies at its southeast end, Chautauqua on the northwest.