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Welcome to Lakeville Lake
Also known as Lake Wononscopomuc. Nestled in the foothills of the Berkshires it is Connecticut’s deepest lake and a premiere recreational asset for swimming, sailing, canoeing and fishing in the summer and skating and cross country skiing in the winter.
Finding Us
The Grove and Lake Wononscopomuc are located at 36 Ethan Allen Street in Lakeville, just up the street from the Black Rabbit and Mizza’s Pizza (off of Rt 41).
Notice
The Launch site at the Town Grove has been closed because of the Hydrilla threat. The closure applies to car top watercraft such as kayaks, canoes and waterboards. Hydrilla is an invasive weed that creates a dense mat of vegetation in the water that smothers native plants, disturbs fishing and make swimming and boating nearly impossible. There is no efficient and acceptable method for eradicating the weed. Our best defense for Lakeville Lake is to prevent it from infecting our lake in the first place. The Town Grove has boats available for fishing, sailing, kayaking and canoeing at a modest daily rental.
Hours
Beach and Marna
From the 3rd Saturday in April to Labor Day
- 7:00AM – 8:00PM Monday to Friday
- 7:00AM – Noon Saturday and Sunday
The Grove Office Hours: 7:00AM to 8:00PM Daily
Questions?
860-435-5185
Stacey Dodge – Director
Lisa McAuliffe, Recreation Director
860-435-5186
recreationdirector@salisburyct.us
History
Lake Wononscopomuc has been a prime recreational asset for residents of the Town of Salisbury and its many thousands of visitors for more than two centuries. But the lake environment is constantly changing and maintaining the water quality and the health of the ecosystem requires long range planning and good lake management.
About the Association
The Lake Wononscopomuc Association was formed in 1988 to protect, preserve and improve this important scenic and recreational resource for the enjoyment of present and future generations. Our mission is to promote public awareness of potential threats to the ecological health of this lake and its watershed, to improve its water quality and to discourage the growth of invasive weeds that may threaten the safe enjoyment of the lake by our community.
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Lake Wononscopomuc Association
Annual Meeting
June 22, 2024
The hydrilla testing that was recently done will be repeated in July.
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Lake Management
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State of the Lake 2023
Brawley Consulting Group, LLC (BCG) was engaged by the Lake Wononscopomuc Association (LWA) to perform an assessment of water quality in 2023.
The biannual monitoring program is one aspect of the LWA’s lake management strategy with the goal of developing a scientific database to detect changes – positive and/or negative – within the lake. The following is an outline of findings from the 2023 water quality monitoring program at Lake Wononscopomuc. Several recommendations are provided at the end of the report.
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Maintaining a Healthy Lake
What we do can make a big difference in the health and welfare of our lake. Eutrophication is the natural aging of lakes from the addition of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen. They stimulate algae and aquatic plant growth. In modern times a large percentage of these nutrients enter the lake from the development of its watershed. The watershed area of Lake Wononscopomuc is the total area from which water drains into the lake. Anyone who lives within this area has an effect on the quantity of nutrients entering the lake. The key is to limit the amount of phosphorus, nitrogen and sedimentation entering the lake.
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Milfoil Treatments
Eurasian Water Milfoil is an invasive plant that has taken over parts of the lake in depths from about 3 feet to about 18 feet. The plant has been a problem in Lake Wononscopomuc since at least 1975. Each year since the Town, Hotchkiss and the association have spent up to $30,000 per year to trim the milfoil during the growing season. The plant can crowd out native plants depriving the lake of the diversity is needs to survive in a healthy state and support its normal aquatic live population.
Learn About Milfoil