Shenipsit Lake

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| name = Shenipsit Lake

| image = Shenipsit Lake, Tolland CT.jpg

| caption = Shenipsit Lake

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| location = Tolland County, Connecticut

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| type = natural lake, reservoir

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| outflow = Hockanum River

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| area = {{convert|522.8|acre|km2|abbr=on}}

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Shenipsit Lake (or Snipsic lake; shin-ip-SIT), known locally as "The Snip", is a natural lake used as a water storage facility with a water size of {{convert|522.8|acre|km2}} located in Tolland County, Connecticut, bordering the towns of Ellington, Tolland and the Rockville section of Vernon, Connecticut, at {{coord|41|53|4.7|N|72|25|34|W|region:US-CT_type:waterbody|display=inline}}. It is the source of the Hockanum River.

History

Native American trails pass directly by Shenipsit Lake. The trails were used by early European settlers to proceed from the East towards the Connecticut River. The trail exists in parts unpaved near the lake.