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The lake is known for its clarity and chilly temperature.<ref>http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec//waterq/planning/docs/pl_basin17.assessment_report.pdf retrieved August 9, 2007</ref> Its waters are slightly alkaline. It may be Vermont’s premier lake trout lake, consistently producing some of the largest lake trout caught in Vermont. Willoughby also contains rainbow trout (wild and stocked), landlocked Atlantic salmon (mainly stocked), rainbow smelt, burbot, yellow perch, longnose sucker, white sucker, lake chub, common shiner and round whitefish, a native species of extremely limited distribution in Vermont. The lake contains native fish. | The lake is known for its clarity and chilly temperature.<ref>http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec//waterq/planning/docs/pl_basin17.assessment_report.pdf retrieved August 9, 2007</ref> Its waters are slightly alkaline. It may be Vermont’s premier lake trout lake, consistently producing some of the largest lake trout caught in Vermont. Willoughby also contains rainbow trout (wild and stocked), landlocked Atlantic salmon (mainly stocked), rainbow smelt, burbot, yellow perch, longnose sucker, white sucker, lake chub, common shiner and round whitefish, a native species of extremely limited distribution in Vermont. The lake contains native fish. | ||
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=== Hydrology === | |||
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Info on water basins can be found at [http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_maps.cfm?PubID=2900 World resources Institute] (site is down; [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_maps.cfm?PubID=2900 archive]). Antarctic water basin information can be researched using USGS maps [http://usarc.usgs.gov/ant-ogc-viewer/viewer.htm] | |||
=== Geology === | |||
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=== Natural history === | |||
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=== History === | |||
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=== Economy === | |||
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=== Lists === | |||
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Revision as of 19:12, 19 July 2008
| Lake Willoughby | |
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| Location | Orleans County, Vermont |
| Primary outflows | Willoughby River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,687 acres ({{rnd/cTemplate:Rnd/b|683|0|0}} ha) |
| Max. depth | Template:Convert/LonAonDbSoff |
Lake Willoughby is a lake in the town of Westmore in Orleans County in the northeast section of Vermont, United States. Willoughby is a glacial lake over 300' deep in places, making it the deepest lake entirely contained in the state [1]. It resembles a Norwegian fjord. Lake facilities offer swimming, hiking, and ice fishing. There is a nude beach on the lake's southern shore.[2] Route 5A runs along the lake's eastern edge.
The lake's southern end is surrounded by the Willoughby State Forest. This state park includes Mount Pisgah, Mount Hor, and Bartlett Mountain.
The lake is known for its clarity and chilly temperature.[3] Its waters are slightly alkaline. It may be Vermont’s premier lake trout lake, consistently producing some of the largest lake trout caught in Vermont. Willoughby also contains rainbow trout (wild and stocked), landlocked Atlantic salmon (mainly stocked), rainbow smelt, burbot, yellow perch, longnose sucker, white sucker, lake chub, common shiner and round whitefish, a native species of extremely limited distribution in Vermont. The lake contains native fish.
Footnotes
- ↑ Lake Champlain is deeper at 400.3', but partly in the state of New York and the province of Quebec
- ↑ Nudity is legal in Vermont everywhere [citation needed]
- ↑ http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec//waterq/planning/docs/pl_basin17.assessment_report.pdf retrieved August 9, 2007
External links
- [1] retrieved July 17, 2008
- Google Map