Lake Waramaug is located in the towns of Kent, Warren, and Washington in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The lake lies approximately 20 miles north of Danbury. The park provides swimming, fishing, picnicking, camping and restroom facilities. The boat-launch facility is for car top boats and canoes only.
The lake is named after an Indian chief of the Wyantenock tribe. Chief Waramaug and his followers summered in the area now covered by Lake Waramaug. The land comprising the park, consisting of approximately 95 acres, was purchased by the State in 1920.
Although natural in origin, the surface elevation of the lake has been raised by a small concrete and masonry dam. The surface area of the lake is approximately 680 acres. The lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet, an average depth of 22 feet (7 m), and contains approximately 4.8 billion gallons of water. The lake is fed by Sucker Brook (Lake Waramaug Brook), numerous small streams, and groundwater that enters through the lake bottom. Drainage from Waramaug Lake flows southward into the East Aspetuck River.
The bottom materials on steep side slopes of the lake consist primarily of gravel, cobbles, and boulders, whereas the flatter areas consist primarily of sand, mud, and organic muck. The watershed of the lake is 14.4 square miles (9,216 acres). Approximately 74 percent (6,820 acres) of the watershed is forested. Wetlands and water bodies comprise approximately 10 percent (922 acres) of the watershed, while the remaining 16 percent (1,474 acres) of the area is low-density residential housing and commercial and agricultural land.
The shoreline development of Lake Waramaug is moderate and includes houses and cottages, with no commercial establishments. Public access to the lake is available within Lake Waramaug State Park, which is located at the northwestern end of the lake. Outside park boundaries, the shoreline is privately owned. The park can be reached by taking Route 45 north from Route 202 and turning west onto North Shore Road.
An aquatic survey of Waramaug Lake was published in 1987. The survey found aquatic vegetation to be relatively sparse, with only localized growths of emergent and submergent species along the shorelines and shallows of the lake. Aquatic species observed include Robbins pondweed, coontail, white-water lily, narrow-leaved arrowhead, yellow-pond lily, spike rush, bushy pondweed, leafy pondweed and pondweed.
The fish species observed in Waramaug Lake include largemouth, smallmouth and calico bass; lake and rainbow trout; yellow and white perch; pickerel, alewives, sunfish, and bullheads.
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My favorite things about Lake Waramaug and Lake Waramaug Real Estate:
Lake Waramaug is one of the most desirable locations to live in Litchfield County, The towns of Kent and Washington, relatively low taxes on some properties, one of the most sophisticated lake settings in New England, the boutique hamlet of New Preston (part of Washington) which is in walking distance, the exclusive Lake Waramaug Country Club, the Hopkins Inn and Hopkins Vineyard, Lake Waramaug State Park, scenic East and West Shore roads which are idyllic for walking and cycling in the summer months.
For more information on Lake Waramaug properties please contact Sean Michael Aikman at Sotheby's International Realty.
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