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Lakes Near New Haven, Connecticut

327 counted Connecticut lakes sit within 60 miles of New Haven - the largest is Lake Candlewood at 5,127.26 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Candlewood	Fairfield	30 mi	5,127.26 acres	-
Barkhamsted Reservoir	Litchfield	45 mi	2,231.71 acres	-
Lake Lillinonah	Litchfield	25 mi	1,531.02 acres	-
Lake Gaillard	New Haven	8 mi	1,090.97 acres	-
Bantam Lake	Litchfield	31 mi	953.89 acres	-
Colebrook River Lake	Litchfield	50 mi	844.7 acres	-
Nepaug Reservoir	Hartford	35 mi	827.35 acres	-
Saugatuck Reservoir	Fairfield	23 mi	823.11 acres	-
Pachaug Pond	New London	56 mi	817.46 acres	-
Lake Zoar	Fairfield	16 mi	747.66 acres	-
Lake Waramaug	Litchfield	35 mi	652.41 acres	-
Washining Lake	Litchfield	55 mi	565.38 acres	-
Shenipsit Lake	Tolland	47 mi	529.48 acres	-
Gardner Lake	New London	39 mi	526.78 acres	-
Pocotopaug Lake	Middlesex	30 mi	511.28 acres	-
Mansfield Hollow Lake	Tolland	50 mi	488.79 acres	-
Easton Reservoir	Fairfield	18 mi	485.07 acres	-
Moodus Reservoir	Middlesex	30 mi	460.46 acres	-
Highland Lake	Litchfield	42 mi	448.25 acres	-
Hemlock Reservoir	Fairfield	20 mi	419.34 acres	-
Lake Saltonstall	New Haven	4 mi	413.41 acres	-
Lake Mc Donough	Litchfield	41 mi	385.73 acres	-
Woodridge Lake	Litchfield	38 mi	378.07 acres	-
Wangumbaug Lake	Tolland	45 mi	374.36 acres	-
Wononskopomuc Lake	Litchfield	52 mi	348.17 acres	-
Upper Shepaug Reservoir	Litchfield	37 mi	335.34 acres	-
Aspinook Pond	New London	54 mi	308.88 acres	-
Broad Brook Reservoir	New Haven	14 mi	303.69 acres	-
Trap Falls Reservoir	Fairfield	11 mi	300.85 acres	-
Lake Quassapaug	New Haven	19 mi	289.86 acres	-
Washinee Lake	Litchfield	55 mi	287.99 acres	-
Lake Konomoc	New London	39 mi	283.53 acres	-
Rogers Lake	New London	33 mi	279.38 acres	-
Middle Pond	Hartford	51 mi	278.8 acres	-
Columbia Lake	Tolland	42 mi	271.81 acres	-
Squantz Pond	Fairfield	32 mi	271.15 acres	-
Williams Pond	New London	39 mi	270.09 acres	-
Margerie Lake Reservoir	Fairfield	30 mi	260.61 acres	-
Laurel Reservoir	Fairfield	34 mi	258.47 acres	-
Bashan Lake	Middlesex	30 mi	256.9 acres	-
Lake Winchester	Litchfield	44 mi	247.51 acres	-
West Hill Pond	Litchfield	40 mi	245.62 acres	-
Lake Hammonasset	Middlesex	17 mi	243.42 acres	-
West Lake Reservoir	Fairfield	31 mi	243.19 acres	-
Deep River Reservoir	New London	39 mi	235.54 acres	-
Groton Reservoir	New London	46 mi	214.36 acres	-
Mudge Pond	Litchfield	50 mi	213.61 acres	-
Tyler Lake	Litchfield	40 mi	205.5 acres	-
Mianus Reservoir	Fairfield	37 mi	200.9 acres	-
West Branch Reservoir	Litchfield	48 mi	200.76 acres	-
Shuttle Meadow Reservoir	Hartford	23 mi	200.42 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Tolland	52 mi	199.38 acres	-
Indian Lake	Litchfield	51 mi	194.3 acres	-
Holly Pond	Fairfield	35 mi	192.78 acres	-
North Pond	Litchfield	44 mi	192.02 acres	-
Amston Lake	New London	38 mi	189.41 acres	-
Old Marsh Pond	Hartford	28 mi	188.9 acres	-
Lake Hayward	New London	34 mi	178.44 acres	-
Bolton Lake	Tolland	43 mi	178.16 acres	-
Wangum Lake	Litchfield	50 mi	177.92 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 327 counted lakes within 60 miles of New Haven.

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.