Candlewood Lake

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Candlewood Lake is a large man-made reservoir in western Connecticut known for recreation such as boating, fishing, and lakeside vacation homes.

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Candlewood Lake canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf man-made lake
reservoir
tourist attraction
area approximately 5,400 acres
approximately 8.4 square miles
basinCountry United States
completedIn 1928
country United States
createdBy construction of a hydroelectric dam
impoundment of the Rocky River
dateOfCreation 1920s
elevation approximately 429 feet above sea level
hasIsland Candlewood Isle
Cedar Island
Green Island
hasNearbySettlement Brookfield, Connecticut
Danbury, Connecticut
New Fairfield, Connecticut
New Milford, Connecticut
Sherman, Connecticut
hasRecreationalFacility marinas
public boat launches
town beaches
hasShoreline approximately 60 miles
inflow Rocky River
Still River
locatedIn Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Housatonic River watershed
Litchfield County, Connecticut
locatedInRegion western Connecticut
locatedNear Brookfield, Connecticut
Danbury, Connecticut
New Fairfield, Connecticut
New Milford, Connecticut
Sherman, Connecticut
maximumDepth over 80 feet
operator FirstLight Power Resources
outflow Rocky River
popularFor bass fishing
ice fishing
sailing
wakeboarding
water skiing
winter recreation
use boating
fishing
hydroelectric power generation
lakeside vacation homes
recreation
swimming
water sports
watercourse Housatonic River basin

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Danbury, Connecticut nearLake Candlewood Lake
Sherman, Connecticut hasWaterBody Candlewood Lake
Brookfield, Connecticut locatedNear Candlewood Lake
Brookfield, Connecticut hasWaterBody Candlewood Lake
Sherman, Connecticut hasBodyOfWater Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake Club locatedOn Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake Club primaryWaterBody Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake State Park locatedOnWaterbody Candlewood Lake
Connecticut Route 39 passesNear Candlewood Lake