Lake Massapoag

Lake Massapoag
Lake Massapoag
Location of Lake Massapoag in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Lake Massapoag in Massachusetts, USA.
Lake Massapoag
Location of Lake Massapoag in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Lake Massapoag in Massachusetts, USA.
Lake Massapoag
LocationSharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°6′4″N 71°10′37″W / 42.10111°N 71.17694°W / 42.10111; -71.17694
Typenatural freshwater lake
Primary inflowssprings
Primary outflowsCanoe River
Massapoag Brook
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area353 acres (143 ha)
Average depth13 ft (4.0 m)
Max. depth45 ft (14 m)
Surface elevation249 ft (76 m)[1]

Lake Massapoag is a 353-acre (1.43 km2), natural, springfed lake located in Sharon, Massachusetts. The name Massapoag is Algonquin, meaning "large water".[2]

Lake Massapoag is the headwaters of the Massapoag Brook, which flows into the Neponset River.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Massapoag
  2. ^ "Sharon Massachusetts, 1890". Retrieved 2009-04-21.