Lake Willoughby
| Lake Willoughby | |
|---|---|
| Location | Orleans County, Vermont, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°45′07″N 72°03′46″W / 44.75194°N 72.06278°WCoordinates: 44°45′07″N 72°03′46″W / 44.75194°N 72.06278°W |
| Type | glacial lake (ice age) |
| Primary inflows | glacial aquifer. |
| Primary outflows | Willoughby River (creek) |
| Catchment area | Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 5 miles (8.0 km) |
| Max. width | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Surface area | 1,687 acres (683 ha) |
| Average depth | 185 feet (56 m) |
| Max. depth | 320 ft (98 m) |
| Designated | 1967 |
Lake Willoughby is a lake in the town of Westmore in Orleans County in the northeast section of Vermont, United States.
The lake's southern end is surrounded by the Willoughby State Forest. This state forest includes Mount Pisgah, Mount Hor, and Bartlett Mountain (Vermont).
In 2010, Yankee magazine named Willoughby as the third best lake in New England.
Willoughby Lake is known for its beautiful public beach that stretches 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) on the north shore of the lake, or in the zone of the lake outlet. Another public beach is located at the bottom of the South Bay of the Lake. The village of Westmore is located on the east side, at the confluence area of Mill Creek which drains the waters of Long Pond. Many cottages and houses are located on North-East bank of the lake.
The lake is known for its clarity and chilly temperature. Because of its depth, the surface of the lake freezes later than other lakes in the Northeast Kingdom.
Willoughby River is the outlet from the lake and runs north through Brownington to feed into the Barton River. Prior to the floods of 1927, the river had three dams. All were destroyed by the flood. An iron bridge that ran from Evansville to Brownington Center was destroyed and rebuilt.
A dam where the Whetstone Dam had formerly stood, was rebuilt to run a sawmill, which was still in operation in 2008. The "state Fish and Game Department" bought the dam rights to allow rainbow trout to swim upriver.
Lake Willoughby is a southeast trending basin. It was created by glacial action and is over 300 feet (91 m) deep in places, making it the deepest lake entirely contained in the state. Willoughby is a glacial lake over 320 feet (98 m) deep in places, the deepest lake entirely contained in the state and second to only Lake Champlain whose deepest point reaches 400 feet (120 m). Lake Willoughby resembles a Norwegian fjord.
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