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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. Fish species include brook trout, landlocked salmon, and lake trout. [6]
Lake Lillinonah / ˌ l ɪ l ɪ ˈ n oʊ n ə / is a manmade lake located in Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties of Western Connecticut, approximately 60 miles (97 km) northeast of New York City. [3] It is the second largest lake in Connecticut, smaller only than Candlewood Lake. [3]
At 8.4 square miles (22 km 2), it is the largest lake in Connecticut and the largest lake in the New York Metropolitan Area. [2] The lake is bordered by the city of Danbury, and the towns of Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford, and Sherman. [1] Some of the most expensive real estate in the Greater Danbury area is located along the shores of ...
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).
Logo of the Lake Zoar Authority. The Lake Zoar Authority (LZA) is an organization for promoting safety on the lake and improving water quality. The members represent the four towns bordering the lake and meet on a monthly basis. Authority is granted through the Connecticut General Statutes, section 7-151a (of the 1969 supplement). [4]
The fairly shallow average depth of 78 feet (24 m) of today's Long Island Sound is the result of fine lake-bottom sediments deposited as glacial outwash slowed in Lake Connecticut. Suspended as rock flour , the fine sediments would have rendered Lake Connecticut a turquoise blue-green.
Mashapaug Lake is a 297-acre (1.20 km 2) lake surrounded by Bigelow Hollow State Park and Nipmuck State Forest in the town of Union in northeastern Connecticut. The lake has a maximum depth of 39.5 feet (12.0 meters), and an average depth of 15 feet (4.6 meters). Its normal surface elevation is 706 feet (215 m).
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 ...