Mansfield Hollow State Park

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Mansfield Hollow State Park
Mansfield Hollow Lake

Mansfield Hollow Lake

location Mansfield , Tolland County , USA
surface 1.02 km²
Geographical location 41 ° 46 ′  N , 72 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 46 ′ 6 "  N , 72 ° 10 ′ 32"  W
Mansfield Hollow State Park, Connecticut
Mansfield Hollow State Park
Setup date 1952
administration Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State
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Mansfield Hollow State Park is a state park in the US state of Connecticut in the area of ​​the community of Mansfield . The park sits on 251 acres of leased land on the west bank of Mansfield Hollow Lake (200 hectares). The area is one of the 930 hectares that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has leased from the US Army Corps of Engineers to promote recreational opportunities and nature conservation.

features

Mansfield Hollow Lake is a reservoir that was created in 1952, just before the park was established, to provide water regulation at Quinebaug , Shetucket and Thames . The reservoir is located in the Turnip Meadows at the confluence of the Fenton River , Mount Hope River and Natchaug River . Geologically speaking, it is an area with many landforms created by the last Ice Age: Kamen , Eskers and Kettles . Recreational opportunities include fishing, boating, picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, and skiing. The southeast branch of the Nipmuck Trail runs through the park.

The area used to be the home area of ​​the Nipmuck .

literature

  • Joseph Leary: A Shared Landscape. A Guide and History of Connecticut's State Parks & Forests. Friends of Connecticut State Parks, Hartford CT 2004, ISBN 0-9746629-0-9 .
  • Janet Radway Stone, John P. Schafer, Elizabeth Haley London, Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen, Ralph S. Lewis, and Woodrow B. Thompson: Quaternary Geologic Map of Connecticut and Long Island Sound Basin (= US Geological Survey. Scientific Investigations Map . 2784). 1 map on 2 sheets and pamphlet. Scale: 1: 125,000. US Geological Survey, Reston VA 2005, ISBN 0-607-98460-0 ( online ).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
  3. ↑ Mansfield Hollow Lake . US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  4. ^ Geology of Mansfield Hollow State Park . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Mansfield Hollow State Park . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

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