Cayuga Island

{{Short description|Island in the Niagara River}}

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| name = Cayuga Island

| image = Little Niagara River and Cayuga Island, Niagara Falls, New York - 20220409.jpg

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| image_caption = Little River, and Cayuga Island on right

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| coordinates = {{coord|43.0733895|-78.9580963|type:isle_region:US-NY|format=dms|display=title,inline}}

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| location = Niagara River

| area_acre = 140

| area_footnotes = {{cite book | title = Flood Protection on Cayuga Island | publisher = U.S. Army Engineer District | year = 1971 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fN80AQAAMAAJ}}

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| length_mi = 1.25

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| width_mi = 0.35

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| elevation_ft = 571

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| country = United States

| country_admin_divisions_title = State

| country_admin_divisions = New York

| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = County

| country_admin_divisions_1 = Niagara County

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Cayuga Island is an island in Niagara County, New York, United States.{{cite GNIS|946085|Cayuga Island|April 25, 2016}} The Niagara River flows along the south side of the island, and a stream, Little River (also called "Little Niagara River"), forms a channel along the north side.{{gnis|955656|Little River}}

It is part of the LaSalle area of Niagara Falls, New York. It consists of middle-class housing and a city park.

The island is believed to be the place where 17th-century French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle built his barque called Le Griffon in 1679.https://exhibits.library.brocku.ca/s/Niagara/page/Griffon