US-MA-Pontoosuc+Lake


 * =Birding in Massachusetts=

Berkshire County
=Pontoosuc Lake= Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201 Pontoosuc Lake map and brochure

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Pontoosuc Lake
Coordinates: 42.4958967, -73.2485962 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Pontoosuc Lake--Matt Reilly's
Coordinates: 42.494788, -73.238981 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Pontoosuc Lake--Northeast Inlet
Coordinates: 42.5041865, -73.2410431 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Pontoosuc Lake--Northwest Inlet
Coordinates: 42.5040125, -73.252759 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Pontoosuc Lake
Pontoosuc Lake, a 480-acre raised great pond, has a maximum depth of 35 feet and an average depth of 14 feet. Transparency is normally 11 feet, but this can be highly variable, sometimes dropping to six feet or less following heavy rainfalls. The bottom is composed of muck and gravel, with the gravel predominating in the south end. Aquatic vegetation is abundant, extending to depths of 10 feet or more from most of the shoreline, and it is particularly thick in the northern coves. The shoreline is densely developed and the lake supports heavy recreational use throughout the year.

Public access is provided by a double, surfaced ramp owned by the Public Access Board. It is suitable for launching virtually all classes of trailer boats. Attached parking areas provide space to park up to 75 vehicles. The ramps and parking areas are located off Hancock Road on the extreme southern end of the lake, just off Route 7. Shoreline fishing opportunities are virtually nonexistent, although there is a causeway section on the northwestern end of the lake suitable for fishing. Two brooks which feed the lake, Secum Brook and Town Brook, are stocked trout waters. From Pontoosuc Lake map and brochure

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