Wallum Lake

Lake in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts
42°00′31″N 71°46′06″W / 42.0087089°N 71.768403°W / 42.0087089; -71.768403Basin countriesUnited StatesSurface area322 acres (1.30 km2)Max. depth74 ft (23 m)Surface elevation178 m (584 ft)References[1][2]

Wallum Lake is a 322-acre (1.30 km2) lake that lies in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island and Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It is adjacent to Douglas State Forest and Wallum Lake Park.

There are two paved boat ramps: one at the north end off Wallum Lake Road, Douglas, Massachusetts, the second at the southern extreme in Burrillville, Rhode Island. A study reported ten species of fish, based upon a 1994 summer sampling. Largemouth bass, yellow perch and bluegills are common. Additional species present included pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, landlocked alewife, brood salmon and eels. Licenses from either state are valid, but Rhode Island regulations apply.[2]

Wallum Lake has been stocked with rainbow trout and brown trout. Rainbow trout are stocked on a put-and-take basis, and the state of Rhode Island has stocked numerous landlocked salmon and occasionally broodstock salmon.[2]

Wallum Lake in 1974

References

  1. ^ "Wallum Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Mass. Division of Fisheries and Wildlife report Feb. 1998
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