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Irondequoit Bay is a large body of water
Body of water

A body of water is any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet. The term body of water most often refers to large accumulations of water, such as oceans, seas, and lakes, but it may also include smaller pools of water such as ponds, puddles or wetlands....
 located in northeastern Monroe County
Monroe County, New York

Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 735,343. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
. The bay, roughly wide and in length, is fed by Irondequoit Creek to the south and flows into Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The lake is bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontario's Niagara Peninsula and by the U.S....
 at its northern end. On average, the surface of Irondequoit Bay rests at above sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
 and is deep at its deepest point a short distance north of the Irondequoit Bay Bridge
Irondequoit Bay Bridge

Irondequoit Bay Bridge is located near Rochester, New York and carries New York State Route 104 across the Irondequoit Bay from Irondequoit, New York to Webster, New York near intersection with New York State Route 590....
 carrying the six-lane New York State Route 104
New York State Route 104

New York State Route 104 is a 182.41 mile long east-west highway in Upstate New York, USA. The entire length of the road west of Maple View, New York was designated U.S....
 over the bay.

The center of the bay acts as the eastern border for the town of Irondequoit
Irondequoit, New York

Irondequoit is a town in Monroe County, New York, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 52,354.The Town of Irondequoit is a major suburb of the Rochester, Monroe County, New York, New York, lying just north and east of the city limits....
 and the western border of the towns of Penfield
Penfield, New York

Penfield is a town in Monroe County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 34,645 at the 2000 census, increasing 14.6 percent from 1990....
 and Webster
Webster (town), New York

Webster is a town in the northeast corner of Monroe County, New York, New York, United States. The town is named after orator and statesman Daniel Webster....
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Irondequoit Bay is a large body of water
Body of water

A body of water is any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet. The term body of water most often refers to large accumulations of water, such as oceans, seas, and lakes, but it may also include smaller pools of water such as ponds, puddles or wetlands....
 located in northeastern Monroe County
Monroe County, New York

Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 735,343. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
. The bay, roughly wide and in length, is fed by Irondequoit Creek to the south and flows into Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The lake is bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontario's Niagara Peninsula and by the U.S....
 at its northern end. On average, the surface of Irondequoit Bay rests at above sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
 and is deep at its deepest point a short distance north of the Irondequoit Bay Bridge
Irondequoit Bay Bridge

Irondequoit Bay Bridge is located near Rochester, New York and carries New York State Route 104 across the Irondequoit Bay from Irondequoit, New York to Webster, New York near intersection with New York State Route 590....
 carrying the six-lane New York State Route 104
New York State Route 104

New York State Route 104 is a 182.41 mile long east-west highway in Upstate New York, USA. The entire length of the road west of Maple View, New York was designated U.S....
 over the bay.

The center of the bay acts as the eastern border for the town of Irondequoit
Irondequoit, New York

Irondequoit is a town in Monroe County, New York, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 52,354.The Town of Irondequoit is a major suburb of the Rochester, Monroe County, New York, New York, lying just north and east of the city limits....
 and the western border of the towns of Penfield
Penfield, New York

Penfield is a town in Monroe County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 34,645 at the 2000 census, increasing 14.6 percent from 1990....
 and Webster
Webster (town), New York

Webster is a town in the northeast corner of Monroe County, New York, New York, United States. The town is named after orator and statesman Daniel Webster....
. The Irondequoit–Penfield boundary continues along the center of Irondequoit Creek south of the New York State Route 404
New York State Route 404

New York State Route 404 is an east-west state highway located in eastern Monroe County, New York, New York. The western terminus of the route is at an interchange with New York State Route 590 in Irondequoit, New York....
 float bridge.

During the past million years there were four glacial ages that covered the Rochester
Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....
 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
Genesee River

The Genesee River's name is derived from the Seneca tribe word meaning good valley or pleasant valley. It flows northward through western New York from its source south of the town of Genesee, Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania, near Wellsville , New York and empties into Lake Ontario north of the City of Rochester, New York, New York....
 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
Seneca nation

The Seneca are a group of Indigenous peoples of the Americas people native to North America. They are the westernmost nation within the Six Nations or Iroquois....
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