Lake Dunmore is a freshwater lake in

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. The lake spans the towns of

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and

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and has a surface area of 985 acres (3.98 km²). Lake Dunmore is over 3 miles long (oriented north-south) and up to 1 mile wide. The primary source of water is Sucker Brook, which rises in the adjacent Moosalamoo National Recreation Area of the

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. The lake is drained by Leicester River, a tributary to Otter Creek, which in turn empties into

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Branbury State Park Branbury State Park is a 69-acre state park in the towns of Salisbury and Leicester, Vermont. The park is located on the eastern shore of Lake Dunmore at the base of Mt. Moosalamoo. It is divided by Vermont Route 53. Activities includes boating ...

occupies 69 acres (28 hectares) of the eastern shore and offers a sandy beach, canoe rentals, and campsites.

Vermont Route 53 Vermont Route 53 (VT 53) is a state highway in central Vermont, United States. It is a town-maintained highway that extends from Vermont Route 73, VT 73 in the Forest Dale section of Brandon, Vermont, Brandon north to U.S. Route 7 in Ve ...

follows the eastern and northern shores of the lake. Most of the shoreline is privately owned.

Keewaydin (camp) Keewaydin Canoe Camp is a Canadian summer camp. Notable campers * Michael Eisner * Charles O'Neill * John McPhee * Grey Owl Archibald Stansfeld Belaney (; September 18, 1888 – April 13, 1938), commonly known as Grey Owl, was a Britis ...

operates two camps on Lake Dunmore. Keewaydin Dunmore for boys was established in 1910. Songadeewin, a camp for girls, was established in 1999. Point CounterPoint, a chamber music camp established in 1963, operates on the western shore of Lake Dunmore. The Lake Dunmore/Fern Lake Association, Incorporated "protects the Lakes’ value as a public recreational facility and respects the interests of property owners and the public". Although a natural lake formed by glaciation, the water level is controlled by a small dam. In addition, Sucker Brook is part of a hydroelectricity project connecting Silver Lake and Sugar Hill Reservoir via Sucker Brook and operated by

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Dunmore Dunmore from the ga, Dún Mór, link=no or gd, Dùn Mòr, link=no, meaning "great fort", may refer to: People * Dunmore (surname) * Earl of Dunmore, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, includes a list of earls * Countess of Dunmore (disambiguat ...

Bodies of water of Addison County, Vermont {{Vermont-geo-stub