Mansfield Hollow State Park

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Mansfield Hollow State Park
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Location in Connecticut
Location Mansfield, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates 41°46′06″N72°10′32″W / 41.76833°N 72.17556°W / 41.76833; -72.17556 Coordinates: 41°46′06″N72°10′32″W / 41.76833°N 72.17556°W / 41.76833; -72.17556
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Area251 acres (102 ha) [1]
Elevation210 ft (64 m) [2]
Designation Connecticut state park
Established1952 [3]
Administrator Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Website Mansfield Hollow State Park

Mansfield Hollow State Park is a public recreation area occupying 251 acres (102 ha) of leased lands on the western shore of 500-acre (200 ha) Mansfield Hollow Lake in the town of Mansfield, Connecticut. [3] The state park is one portion of the 2,300 acres (930 ha) leased by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for recreational and wildlife management purposes. [4] Geologic features of the park include remnants of the last glacial period, where retreating glaciers left kames, eskers, and kettles. [5] Recreational opportunities include facilities for boating, fishing, picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing. [3] The park is traversed by the southeastern leg of the Nipmuck Trail.

Mansfield Hollow Lake lake of the United States of America

Mansfield Hollow Lake is a reservoir resting on the border of Windham County and Tolland County, Connecticut. The reservoir provides drinking water for Willimantic and helps control flooding in the 159-square-mile Thames River watershed. It was created by the Mansfield Hollow Dam and is entirely contained within Mansfield Hollow State Park and the Mansfield Hollow Wildlife Area. Designed and constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the dam substantially reduces flooding along the Quinebaug, Shetucket, and Thames rivers. Construction of the project began in 1949 with completion in 1952 at a cost of US$6.5 million. The Mansfield Hollow reservoir is located within the Shetucket River Watershed and is part of the Thames River Basin. Access to the site is available from US Route 6 and State Route 195. The damsite, covering an area of 25 acres (10 ha), was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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Mansfield, Connecticut Town in Connecticut, United States

Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 26,543 at the 2010 census.

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References

  1. "Appendix A: List of State Parks and Forests" (PDF). State Parks and Forests: Funding. Staff Findings and Recommendations. Connecticut General Assembly. January 23, 2014. p. A-2. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. "Mansfield Hollow Dam". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mansfield Hollow State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. August 15, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  4. "Mansfield Hollow Lake". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. June 11, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  5. "Geology of Mansfield Hollow State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.