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Second Connecticut Lake, known in the past as Lake Carmel, [4] is a 1,102-acre (446 ha) [2] water body in the town of Pittsburg, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of the village center. [5] The second lake is 228 feet (69 m) higher in elevation than the first lake, and shallower.
Hiking is easy around the lake, but moderate, with steep sections everywhere else. The top of Barlow Mountain offers views of Pierrepont Lake, Redding hills, and on rare occasions, Long Island Sound. [6] The park offers picnicking facilities, fishing, [7] and a launch for non-motorized boating on 38-acre (15 ha) Lake Naraneka. [8] [3]
This is a list of state parks, reserves, forests and wildlife management areas (WMAs) in the Connecticut state park and forest system, shown in five tables. The first table lists state parks and reserves, the second lists state park trails, the third lists state forests, the fourth lists Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and the fifth lists other state-owned, recreation-related areas.
In 1860, a resort hotel called the Kenosia Hotel opened at the lake. It was destroyed by fire the same year. [3] In the late 1800s, the Danbury and Bethel Street Railway, which owned the shortest electrified trolley system in Connecticut, purchased 12 acres (4.9 ha) of land on Lake Kenosia to build an amusement park. [4]
The fore-edge lake formed by glacial meltwater expanded to be about the same size as present-day Long Island Sound; it may have been connected at times with similar freshwater lakes in Block Island Sound and Buzzards Bay, while sea level was low. The fairly shallow average depth of 78 feet (24 m) of today's Long Island Sound is the result of ...
Also known as Wononskopomuc Lake [3] or Lakeville Lake, Lake Wononscopomuc is a natural, marl lake that supports a diverse community of aquatic plants. The town beach and a boat launch, known collectively as the Salisbury Town Grove, are on the lake’s north shore. The boathouse and private beach of the Hotchkiss School are on the lake's south ...
Lake Washinee is about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long, and under a quarter mile (0.4 km) wide of except for its squarish roughly 0.5 by 0.6 mile (0.8 by 1.0 km) southernmost section. Its deepest part is around 21 feet (6.4 m). Lake Washining is much rounder, and roughly 0.9 by 1.3 miles (1.5 by 2 km). It has a maximum depth of 80 feet (24 m).
Location: Warren & Washington, Connecticut: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Natural lake: Etymology: Named after Chief Waramaug: Primary inflows: Sucker Brook (Lake Waramaug Brook), groundwater: Primary outflows: East Aspetuck River: Max. length: 2.4 miles (3.9 km): Max. width: 1.75 miles (2.82 km): Surface area: 656 acres (265 ha): Average depth: 22.1 feet (6.7 m) [2]: Max. depth: 40 feet (12 m) [2 ...