Lake Lillinonah Boat Ramps
5 boat launches are mapped on Lake Lillinonah in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.
1 of these launches include facility details from Connecticut DEEP.
Lake Lillinonah facts
| Surface area | 1,531 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 44 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Surface elevation | 650 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Shepaug, completed 1955 |
| Dam size | 138 ft high, 1,412 ft long, concrete dam |
| Dam purposes | Hydroelectric, Recreation |
| Dam owner | FirstLight Power Services LLC (Public Utility) |
| Normal storage | 66,700 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Housatonic River |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID CT00232). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Lake Lillinonah
Most-observed birds: Bald Eagle (24), Northern Cardinal (20), Red-shouldered Hawk (17), Great Blue Heron (16), Blue Jay (15), Song Sparrow (15), Barred Owl (15), Common Merganser (14), Gray Catbird (14), Wild Turkey (13).
Other wildlife: Bobcat (58), American Toad (27), Eastern Red-backed Salamander (25), White-tailed Deer (25), Gray Treefrog (23), American Black Bear (22).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (144 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
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