Shenipsit Lake

Shenipsit Lake

Infobox lake
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location = Tolland County, Connecticut
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type = natural lake, reservoir
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outflow = Hockanum River
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basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|522.8|acre|km2
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Shenipsit Lake (or Snipsic lake; shin-ip-SIT), known locally as "The Snip", is a natural lake used as a reservoir with a water size of convert|522.8|acre|km2 located in Tolland County, Connecticut, bordering the towns of Ellington, Tolland and the Rockville section of Vernon, Connecticut, at coord|41|52|N|72|25|W|region:US-CT_type:waterbody. It is the source of the Hockanum River.

History

Native American trails pass directly by Shenipsit Lake. The trails were used by early European settlers to proceed from the East towards the Connecticut river. The trail exists in parts unpaved near the lake.

External links

* [http://iaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/enviro_v2.wcontrol?p_id305b=CT4500-00-1-L1_01 Water Quality Assessment]

there was once a amusment park there


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