Chebacco Lake

Chebacco Lake
Location Essex County, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°36′41″N 70°48′40″W / 42.61139°N 70.81111°W / 42.61139; -70.81111Coordinates: 42°36′41″N 70°48′40″W / 42.61139°N 70.81111°W / 42.61139; -70.81111
Type Glacial, Great Pond
Primary outflows Alewife Brook, Essex River
Basin countries United States
Surface area 209 acres (0.85 km2)
Average depth 9 feet (2.7 m)
Max. depth 22 feet (6.7 m)
Islands 1
Settlements Essex, Hamilton

Chebacco Lake is located in Essex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States, within the borders of Essex and Hamilton. It is the largest of five bodies of water that make up the Chebacco Watershed.[1]

Chebacco Lake is designated as a Great Pond, putting it under state ownership but remaining open to public use.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chebaccolake.org/about/
  2. ↑ http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/water/watersheds/massachusetts-great-ponds-list.html

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