Current Water Level (Updated 05/18/12 6:55 pm)

Use Extreme Caution : 197.3' | What is this?

This is the current water level of Lake Lillinonah. Our safety indicator should be used as a guideline only; higher lake elevations cause more floating debris. Always use caution and watch out for floating debris when navigating Lake Lillinonah.

Safest: below 194'
Debris presence unlikely - safe for recreational use.

Caution: 194' to 195'
Debris possibly present - caution advised.

Use Extreme Caution: above 195'
Debris likely present - dangerous.

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Save the Lake Day!: The annual Friends of the Lake "Save the Lake Day" will be held, rain or shine, Saturday, June 2, 2012, from 9AM until 1PM at the route 133 boat ramp in Bridgewater. read more...; Posted: May 15, 2012

Danbury News-Times: “DEEP Trouble Ahead at Lake Lillinonah”: The following article appeared on Sunday, April 22, 2012, in the Danbury News-Times... read more...; Posted: April 23, 2012

Dr. Jennifer Klug to speak at Fairfield University Bookstore about Lake Lillinonah: FAIRFIELD, Conn. (April 18, 2012) – Jen Klug, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at Fairfield University, will take listeners into the fascinating ecological world of Lake Lillinonah, the state’s second largest lake, at “Citizen Science and Algal Blooms: The History of Water Quality in Lake Lillinonah,” a free discussion at the Fairfield University Bookstore, 1499 Post Road, Fairfield. The public is invited to join in the talk at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 3. read more...; Posted: April 19, 2012

Friends of the Lake responds to Danbury News-Times article “Boughton: Sewer rates might go up”: Friends of the Lake has submitted the following response to the Danbury News-Times regarding an article titled "Boughton: Sewer rates might go up," which appeared in the April 5th, 2012 edition. The article reported Danbury's reluctance to accept lower phosphorus limits in their wastewater treatment plant effluent, as required by the state DEEP and the federal EPA for their permit renewal. read more...; Posted: April 18, 2012

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Current Water Level (Updated 05/18/12 6:55 pm)

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