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List Of Lakes Of The United States
This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in the United States, grouped by state. By state Alabama * Edgewood Lake Alaska * Agiak Lagoon * Nelson Lake Arizona Arkansas California * Beck Lakes * Kinman Pond * Sinaloa Lake Colorado Connecticut * Amston Lake * Ashford Lake * Aspetuck Reservoir * Bantam Lake (largest natural lake in Connecticut) * Barkhamsted Reservoir * Lake Beseck * Breakneck Pond * Candlewood Lake (largest lake in Connecticut) * Lake Chaffee * Converse Lake * Deer Lake (Connecticut), Deer Lake * Lake Forest (Connecticut), Lake Forest * Lake Gaillard * Gardner Lake * Great Hollow Lake * Lake Hayward (Connecticut), Lake Hayward * Higganum Reservoir * Highland Lake (Winchester, Connecticut), Highland Lake * Hop Brook Lake * Killingly Pond * Lake Lillinonah * Mansfield Hollow Lake * Mashapaug Lake * Pinewood Lake * Lake Pocotopaug * Quaddick Reservoir * Lake Quassapaug * Round Pond (Connecticut), Round Pond * Lake Saltonstall (Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantam Lake
Bantam Lake is the largest natural lake in Connecticut, covering in the towns of Morris and Litchfield. Much of the land at the northern end of the lake, including the peninsula of Marsh Point, is protected by the White Memorial Foundation and home to a wide array of bird species. It is lined by campgrounds, camps for kids and has facilities for various water sports. The lake also has two public beaches, Morris Town Beach and Sandy Beach. It is home to the Bantam Lake Ski Club, the oldest, continuously operating water ski Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski. The sport requires suffici ... club in the United States, as well as the Litchfield Hills Rowing Club which offers Summer and Fall (high school) and Masters programs. References External linksLake Association [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higganum Reservoir
Higganum Reservoir is a man-made body of water impounding Ponset Brook in the town of Haddam, Connecticut. It is the primary feature of Higganum Reservoir State Park. Formed by construction of an earth dam in 1868, the reservoir was built to provide water power for the Higganum Manufacturing Company, a maker of plows and other farm equipment. Later known as Clark Cutaway Harrow, the company produced a line that included 400 types of plows, disk harrows, cider presses, hay spreaders, and carriage jacks. The reservoir's original dam had a maximum height of 48 feet and a total length of embankment (including the spillway) of approximately 875 feet. It was reconstructed by the state in 2003. The dam is located at the reservoir's north end; a boat launch maintained by the state is found at its south end. References {{authority control Reservoirs in Connecticut Lakes of Middlesex County, Connecticut Buildings and structures in Middlesex County, Connecticut Haddam, Connecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Hayward (Connecticut)
Lake Hayward is a natural spring-fed lake situated just north of Devil's Hopyard State Park in the northeastern corner of East Haddam, Connecticut, and is bordered by the towns of Colchester and Salem. Lake Hayward, once known as Long Pond (by the native tribes who inhabited its shores) and then Shaw Lake, is named for Nathaniel Hayward. In 1838, Charles Goodyear, of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and Nathaniel Hayward were partners in a rubber mill which operated in Massachusetts. In 1847 after breaking away from Goodyear's company, Mr. Hayward established a factory in Colchester, Connecticut to manufacture shoes. Mr. Hayward remained in Colchester, Connecticut, until his death in the 1860s. During the time he was residing in Colchester, he purchased land for hunting along Shaw's pond on the north east edge of East Haddam, Connecticut, where a grist mill was operating. After Nathaniel Hayward's death, Shaw's Pond was renamed Lake Hayward in his honor, as well as Hayward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Hollow Lake
Great Hollow Lake is approximately in size and is a part of William E. Wolfe Park, located in Monroe, Connecticut Monroe is a town located in eastern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,825 at the 2020 census. Monroe is largely considered a bedroom community of New York City, New Haven, and Bridgeport. History On May 15, 1 .... The lake includes a trout park with approximately of beach and facilities. Fishing, swimming and non-motorized boating are all permitted.http://www.halsteadcountryliving.com/towns/monroe/great-hollow.htm References File:Lake Pictures 011.jpg, Trout fishing at Great Hollow Lake File:Lake Pictures 007.jpg, A birdhouse at Great Hollow Lake File:Great Hollow Lake Soccer.jpg, AYSO Soccer at Upper Field Great Hollow Lake File:Lake Pictures 012.jpg, Footbridge over Great Hollow Lake babbling brook File:Great Hollow Lake fisherman Monroe Connecticut.jpg, Great Hollow Lake in Monroe CT Lakes of Connecticut Lakes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner Lake
Gardner Lake is a natural lake lying at the junction of the towns of Salem, Montville, and Bozrah, Connecticut. Named after the Gardner family who owned a large portion of the surrounding land, the lake has been expanded in size with the construction of a earthen dam. The dam raises the water level up to an average depth of . The area surrounding Gardner Lake has dozens of private homes, four campgrounds and a marina. Three state parks are located around the lake: Minnie Island State Park, Hopemead State Park, and Gardner Lake State Park. History Gardner Lake is a natural lake and is named for the Gardner family which owned a large portion of the surrounding area, but the history of the lake itself is more identified as the site of "an extremely public miscalculation". Thomas LeCount, a grocer from Niantic, Connecticut, wanted to move his two-story summer house from the south side of the lake to the east side of the lake, but believed that moving the house conventional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Gaillard
Lake Gaillard in North Branford, Connecticut, began during the 1920s, when the New Haven Water Company (which is now South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority) started buying land in North Branford from the area of Totoket Mountain to what is now known as Sea Hill Road, with the intention of building a reservoir. "The regional water authority currently owns 34.9% (6,000 out of 17,000 sq acres) of the land within North Branford, most of these holdings surrounds Lake Gaillard, the largest reservoir within the Regional Water Authority’s water supply." In 1926 the construction of Lake Gaillard began. The building of Lake Gaillard took over 7 years and was finished in 1933. "Lake Gaillard had cut off any eastern access between the two ends of town and the road to North Guilford. The lake also covered 22 homes and farms. Many of the construction workers who came to build this massive project settled in town, further increasing the population." The man-made lake is over 1.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Forest (Connecticut)
Lake Forest may refer to: In communities: *Lake Forest, California, in Orange County * Lake Forest, Placer County, California * Lake Forest, Florida * Lake Forest, Illinois * Lake Forest, Texas *Lake Forest, a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky *Lake Forest, a neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut *Lake Forest Park, Washington Lake Forest Park is a suburban city in King County, Washington, United States, located northeast of Seattle. It was developed in the 20th century as a bedroom community with single-family housing on medium to large-sized lots. Less than 4% ... In education: * Lake Forest Academy (Lake Forest, Illinois) * Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois) * Lake Forest Elementary School, a school of the arts in Jacksonville, Florida In transportation: * Lake Forest (Metra Milwaukee District/North station), a railroad station on the west side of Lake Forest, Illinois * Lake Forest (Metra Union Pacific/North station) a railroad station on the east side o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deer Lake (Connecticut)
Deer Lake is a dammed lake in Killingworth, Connecticut, United States. It was the site of the BSA camp Deer Lake Scout Reservation operated by the Connecticut Yankee Council and its predecessors. In 2022 the site was sold to Pathfinders, Inc., a non-profit organization which intends to continue to operate the property as a camp. References Reservoirs in Connecticut Lakes of Middlesex County, Connecticut Killingworth, Connecticut {{Connecticut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Converse Lake
Converse Lake is a lake located on the border of Connecticut and New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * ... in the United States. It is located in Conyers Farm, a gated community in Greenwich, Connecticut, not far from the Greenwich Polo Club. References Lakes of Fairfield County, Connecticut Lakes of Westchester County, New York {{Connecticut-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Chaffee
Lake Chaffee is a small, shallow, man-made lake located approximately northwest of the hamlet of Westford in the town of Ashford in Windham County, northeastern Connecticut. The lake has an area of and a maximum depth of . Its average surface elevation is above sea level. History Lake Chaffee was formed sometime prior to 1934 by damming a small stream named Chaffee Brook. Before the dam was built, wetlands existed where the pond is now. Description Lake Chaffee's inflows consist of several intermittent small streams and runoff, and its outlet is Chaffee Brook, which flows east to the Mount Hope River. The lake's waters are held back by a earthen dam; Chaffee Brook exits the lake via a concrete spillway in the middle of this dam. Lake Chaffee's watershed is approximately in area. It takes nearly six months for the lake's water to be completely exchanged. The lake has approximately of shoreline, disregarding the lake's two islands. Development Today, Lake Chaffee is surr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake is a manmade lake located in Fairfield and Litchfield counties of Western Connecticut, in the northeastern United States. At , it is the largest lake in Connecticut and the largest lake within a 60 mile radius of New York City. The lake is bordered by five towns: Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, and Sherman. Some of the most expensive real estate in the Greater Danbury area is located along the shores of the lake. Creation Concept On July 15, 1926, Connecticut Light and Power Company's board of directors approved a plan to create the first large-scale operation of pumped storage facilities in the US. By creating the lake and pumping it full of water from the Housatonic River, then letting the water pour down the penstock and into a turbine, the utility could produce electricity. Candlewood Lake was formed behind a hydroelectric dam south of the Rocky River's junction with the Housatonic River in New Milford. Similar to a giant battery, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
