- See also Winnacunnet (disambiguation).
| Winnecunnet Pond | |
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  Winnecunnet Pond  Winnecunnet Pond | |
| Location | Norton, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°58′15″N 71°07′55″W / 41.97083°N 71.13194°W |
| Primary inflows | Canoe River, Mulberry Brook |
| Primary outflows | Snake River (Mill River) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 148 acres (60 ha) |
| Average depth | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Max. depth | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Winnecunnet Pond or Winneconnet Pond or Winnecunnett Pond, very often called Lake Winnecunnet or Lake Winneconnet or Lake Winnecunnett although it is a pond rather than a lake, is a body of water in Norton, Massachusetts, United States.[1]
The name also lends itself to the residential area around the pond. "Winnecunnett" (in its various spellings) may be an Algonquian word meaning "beautiful place in the pines".[2]
- ^ [1] These spelling and naming variations occurs even in municipal publications and local newspapers. "Winneconnet Pond" and "Lake Winnecunnett" are the two most common versions. Locals tend to refer to it as a lake (as might be indicated by its area) rather than a pond (which it is because of its shallow depth).
- ^ [2] The supposed translation of the name comes from "The Drama of Winnacunnet", a 1938 production concerning Hampton, New Hampshire. Note however that translations of Native American words from this period are often regarded as fanciful.