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Killingly Pond State Park

Coordinates: 41°51′45″N 71°48′20″W / 41.86250°N 71.80556°W / 41.86250; -71.80556
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Killingly Pond State Park
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Killingly Pond
Killingly Pond State Park is located in Connecticut
Killingly Pond State Park
Killingly Pond State Park
Location in Connecticut
Killingly Pond State Park is located in the United States
Killingly Pond State Park
Killingly Pond State Park
Killingly Pond State Park (the United States)
LocationKillingly, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°51′45″N 71°48′20″W / 41.86250°N 71.80556°W / 41.86250; -71.80556
Area162 acres (66 ha)[1]
Elevation587 ft (179 m)[2]
Administered byConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DesignationConnecticut state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Killingly Pond
Killingly Pond is located in Connecticut
Killingly Pond
Killingly Pond
Location within Connecticut
LocationKillingly, Connecticut & Glocester, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°51′45″N 71°47′45″W / 41.86250°N 71.79583°W / 41.86250; -71.79583
TypeReservoir
Primary outflowsUnnamed flow into Middle Reservoir[3]
Max. length3,246 feet (989 m)
Max. width2,547 feet (776 m)
Surface area138 acres (56 ha)[3]
Average depth11.6 feet (3.5 m)[3]
Max. depth20 feet (6.1 m)[3]
Residence time296 days[3]
Surface elevation587 feet (179 m)[2]
IslandsUnnamed reef

Killingly Pond State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 162 acres (66 ha) in the town of Killingly, Connecticut.[1] The state park sits on the western side of Killingly Pond, a 122-acre (49 ha) body of water that straddles the state line between Connecticut and Rhode Island.[4] The park offers boating, fishing, hiking, and hunting.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Other State Parks and Forests". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Killingly Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Water-Quality Characteristics of Selected Public Recreational Lakes and Ponds in Connecticut" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. 1995. p. 125. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Killingly Pond" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
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