Lake Lashaway

42°14′05″N 72°02′41″W / 42.23472°N 72.04472°W / 42.23472; -72.04472Basin countriesUnited StatesSurface area293 acres (1.19 km²)Average depth10 ft (3.0 m)Max. depth18 ft (5.5 m)Shore length¹5.1 mi (8.2 km)Surface elevation615 ft (187 m)SettlementsEast Brookfield North Brookfield¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Lashaway is a 293-acre (1.19 km²) pond located near the East Brookfield and North Brookfield, Massachusetts town line. The Lake Lashaway Community Association’s website is www.LakeLashaway.org. The town line cuts the lake approximately in half. The lake lies just to the north of state Route 9 as it passes through East Brookfield.

Description

The average depth is 10 feet (3.05 m) with the maximum depth about 18 feet (5.49 m). The water is blue in color and quite warm in the summertime. Numerous houses and cabins line the shore, being a summertime retreat for many, and full-time residences for others. A well-known children’s summer camp, Camp Atwater, is on the north shore in North Brookfield. Lake Lashaway is part of the Chicopee River Watershed.

Lake Lashaway Dam on the East Brookfield River impounds the waters of the Five Mile River and a local aquifer in North Brookfield, forming Lake Lashaway. Outflow from this dam feeds Quaboag Pond, about two miles (3 km) down the river, the headwaters of the Quaboag River.

Fishing

Lake Lashaway offers good fishing for many warm water fish. A survey^[which?] conducted in 1994 showed thirteen species including Large and Small-mouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Brown and Yellow Bullhead, Golden Shiner, and Sucker. The lake was rumored to be stocked with Northern Pike in the past although no recent catches have been reported. Limited ramp parking and a large range of other species make this a better panfish lake than bass fishery compared to other lakes in the area such as Quaboag and South Ponds.

Coordinates

Lake Lashaway Dam

• 42°13′34″N 72°03′00″W / 42.22611°N 72.05000°W / 42.22611; -72.05000

Lake Lashaway

• 42°14′05″N 72°02′41″W / 42.23472°N 72.04472°W / 42.23472; -72.04472

References

• "Lake Lashaway information" (PDF). (60.5 KiB)
• East Brookfield River information