| Ball Pond | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ball Pond, 2007 | |
  Ball Pond | |
| Location | New Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°27′49″N 73°31′26″W / 41.46361°N 73.52389°W |
| Surface area | 83 acres (34 ha) |
| Average depth | 7 meters (23 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 16 meters (52 ft)[1] |
| Water volume | 2,150,000 cubic metres (76,000,000 cu ft)[1] |
Interactive map of Ball Pond
Ball Pond is an 83-acre lake located in New Fairfield, Connecticut.[2] It is the namesake of the CDP of the same name.
Ball Pond is a glacial kettle lake naturally filled by groundwater springs and surface water runoff.[2] It is located within the drainage basin of the Housatonic River and has a watershed of 246 acres (100 ha). The watershed mostly contains residential developments with septic-sewage systems, which load the lake with nitrogen and phosphorus.[1] The pond has one outflow, Ball Pond Brook, which itself drains into Candlewood Lake.[3]
The lake was originally named Lake Hahlawah after a local medicine man.[4] The Hahlawah Preserve is three parcels of protected forestland near Ball Pond.[5]
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
fishstudywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Ball Pond-New Fairfield". fishingnortheast.net. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Ball Pond Advisory Committee | New Fairfield, CT". www.newfairfield.org. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Town history finds homes". NewsTimes. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Hahlawah Preserve – Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust". candlewoodvalleyrlt.org. Retrieved 21 September 2022.