Hop Brook Lake
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Hop Brook Lake is spread over three communities in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. These communities are Naugatuck, Middlebury, and Waterbury. A dam was created across Hop Brook in Naugatuck and the lake that was created is known as Hop Brook Lake.[1]
Construction
Construction of the dam commenced in December 1965 and was completed in December 1968, costing $6.2 million. The relocation of Script error: No such module "convert". of Route 63 was required.[1] The project includes an earthfill dam with stone slope protection Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". high; an earthfill dike measuring Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". high; a gated rectangular Script error: No such module "convert".-long concrete conduit three feet wide and five feet high; and a chute spillway edged in rock with a 200-footlong broad-crested weir. The weir's crest elevation is Script error: No such module "convert". lower than the top of the dam.
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Recreation
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Hop Brook Lake contains largemouth bass and panfish. The state stocks both the lake and its feeder streams with trout. Recreational development of the reservoir includes picnic sites, walking trails, a beach, ball field, drinking water, and sanitary and parking facilities.[1]
In 2002, a man drowned at Hop Brook Lake.[3]
Park rangers
Hop Brook Lake is controlled by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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