Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake is a 5,420-acre lake on the Rocky River in Connecticut. Its shoreline falls inside Western Connecticut County. It…
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Lake beaches and swimming lakes in Connecticut
This guide covers 8 lakes and reservoirs across Connecticut. 4 of them are reservoirs held back by a dam and 4 are natural lakes. The largest is Candlewood Lake at about 5,420 acres. The deepest water on record here is at Candlewood Lake, about 90 feet. Rivers that feed or drain them include the Bantam River, the Rocky River and the outflow =. No lake in Connecticut currently has a public level gauge that we can read automatically, so these pages show access, weather and sources rather than a level chart. The agency behind the most lakes here is USACE New England District. Across the state we map 3 named swimming spots and access points from federal and state sources.
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Lakes in Connecticut on the map
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Lakes in Connecticut
Each page has the live water level, weather, access points and sources.
Current lake levels in Connecticut
Where no agency publishes a level, the page says so instead of estimating one. A falling pool widens the beaches and shortens the ramps.
| Lake | Level | Full pool | How full |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candlewood Lake | — | — | no percent published |