On the southern side of Yates County, villages like Dundee and Glenora suffered flooding from Seneca Lake. Glenora, which is on the west shore of the lake, saw cottages flooded and porches swept off houses. Dundee, a few miles inland from the lake, suffered a few feet of flooding because of Big Stream.
On the northern side of Yates County, its county seat of Penn Yan suffered flooding from Keuka Lake. The village is situated at top northern end of Keuka Lake.
Flood: The Southern Tier's June 1972 Disaster: A Pictorial Review. by W.H. Greenhow Co. Courtesy of the Internet Archive.
While not flooded as badly as other communities around south central New York, the villages of Yates County did suffer flooding due to the unprecedented rainfall of June 1972.
Flooded Penn Yan. Courtesy of John Cahill over Facebook.
The streets around Penn Yan Academy flooded, including Court Street pictured here. Sucker Brook runs right next to the school and runs under Court Street toward Keuka Lake. The village has many similar small brooks and creeks leading to the lake.
The Flood of 1972. The Dundee Observer (Dundee, NY). June 29, 1972. Courtesy of Yates County History Center and NYS Historic Newspapers.
Dundee, in the southern part of Yates County, had a few feet of flooding.