Mansfield Hollow Lake

#3206 among destinations in the United States

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Mansfield Hollow Lake is a reservoir resting on the border of Windham County and Tolland County, Connecticut. The reservoir provides drinking water for Willimantic and helps control flooding in the 159-square-mile Thames River watershed. It was created by the Mansfield Hollow Dam and is entirely contained within Mansfield Hollow State Park and the Mansfield Hollow Wildlife Area. Designed and constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the dam substantially reduces flooding along the Quinebaug, Shetucket, and Thames rivers. Construction of the project began in 1949 with completion in 1952 at a cost of US$6.5 million. The Mansfield Hollow reservoir is located within the Shetucket River Watershed and is part of the Thames River Basin. Access to the site is available from US Route 6 and State Route 195. The damsite, covering an area of 25 acres, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. ()

Length: 2.2 miWidth: 2400 ftMaximum depth: 23 ftCoordinates: 41°45'21"N, 72°10'52"W

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Mansfield Hollow Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Windham Textile and History Museum, Windham Town Hall, Jillson Mills, Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.

3.4 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Windham Textile and History Museum, Willimantic
87 min walk • The Windham Textile and History Museum is a museum in Willimantic, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It is currently located in Main St.
3.5 miSW
City hall, Romanesque architecture
Windham Town Hall, Willimantic
89 min walk • The Windham Town Hall is a town hall in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut.
3.3 miS
Bridge
Jillson Mills, Willimantic
85 min walk • The Jillson Mills is a mill complex in Willimantic, Connecticut. The mills produced cotton thread throughout the lifespan of the operation of the mill.
4.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, Storrs
119 min walk • The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is a public museum of puppetry operated by the University of Connecticut and located in Storrs, Connecticut.
3.4 miSW
Park
Jillson Square Park, Willimantic
86 min walk • Jillson Square Park is park located in Willimantic, Connecticut. It holds the William Jillson Stone House on its area, and is home to the Willimantic Carnival.
3.5 miSW
Bridge
Frog Bridge, Willimantic
89 min walk • The Frog Bridge is a bridge located in Willimantic, Connecticut which carries South Street across the Willimantic River. It is known as the Frog Bridge because it has four copper frog sculptures on each end of the bridge, sitting on concrete thread spools.
0.9 miNW
Cemetery
Mansfield Center Cemetery, Mansfield Center
23 min walk • Mansfield Center Cemetery is a small cemetery in the Mansfield Center section of Mansfield, Connecticut. Established in 1693, it is one of the few surviving elements of Mansfield's early colonial settlement history.
5 miNW
Education, Museum, Natural history museum
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, Storrs
128 min walk • The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History was located in Storrs, Connecticut, as part of the University of Connecticut. The small museum contained a variety of scientific and archaeological collections about the cultural history of southern New England.
3.4 miSW
Museum, History museum
William Jillson Stone House, Willimantic
88 min walk • The William Jillson Stone House is a historic house museum at 561 Main Street inside Jillson Square Park, in the Willimantic section of Windham, Connecticut.
3.5 miSW
Bridge
Willimantic Footbridge, Windham
90 min walk • The Willimantic Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge in the Willimantic section of Windham, Connecticut. Built in 1906, it extends from Main Street southward, across Riverside Drive, railroad tracks, and the Willimantic River, connecting downtown Willimantic to the residential area south of the river.
3.5 miSW
41°42'45"N • 72°12'54"W
Kerri Art Studio and Gallery, Willimantic
89 min walk • Museum