Lake Lashaway is a 293 acres (1.2 km²) pond located near the East Brookfield

East Brookfield, Massachusetts

East Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,183 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place East Brookfield, please see the article East Brookfield , Massachusetts.- History :East Brookfield was...

 and North Brookfield, Massachusetts

North Brookfield, Massachusetts

North Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,680 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place North Brookfield, please see the article North Brookfield , Massachusetts.- History :North Brookfield...

 town line. The town line cuts the lake approximately in half. The lake lies just to the north of state Route 9

Route 9 (Massachusetts)

Route 9 is a major east–west state highway in Massachusetts. Along with U.S. Route 20, Route 2 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, Route 9 is one of the major east-west routes of Massachusetts, and like the others its eastern terminus is in Boston...

 as it passes through East Brookfield

East Brookfield, Massachusetts

East Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,183 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place East Brookfield, please see the article East Brookfield , Massachusetts.- History :East Brookfield was...

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Description

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

North Brookfield, Massachusetts

North Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,680 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place North Brookfield, please see the article North Brookfield , Massachusetts.- History :North Brookfield...

. Lake Lashaway is part of the Chicopee River Watershed.

Lake Lashaway Dam on the East Brookfield River

East Brookfield River

The East Brookfield River is a river in Massachusetts that heads at Lake Lashaway in East Brookfield at an elevation of above sea level. It continues to Quaboag Pond, at an elevation of .-History:...

 impounds the waters of the Five Mile River

Five Mile River (Quaboag River)

The Five Mile River is a river in central Massachusetts, part of the Chicopee River watershed. It rises north of Denn Pond in the town of Oakham within Rutland State Forest and flows south through Denn Pond to Brooks Pond, northeast of North Brookfield, then continues south to its mouth at the...

 and a local aquifer in North Brookfield

North Brookfield, Massachusetts

North Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,680 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place North Brookfield, please see the article North Brookfield , Massachusetts.- History :North Brookfield...

, forming Lake Lashaway. Outflow from this dam feeds Quaboag Pond

Quaboag Pond

Quaboag Pond is a pond located near the East Brookfield and Brookfield, Massachusetts. The pond lies about two miles south of state Route 9 as it passes through East Brookfield. Quaboag Pond was once named Podunk Pond.-Description:...

, about two miles (3 km) down the river, the headwaters of the Quaboag River

Quaboag River

The Quaboag River is a river in Massachusetts that heads at Quaboag Pond in Brookfield at an elevation of above sea level. It flows west to the village of Three Rivers, Massachusetts, at an elevation of .-History:...

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Fishing

Lake Lashaway offers good fishing for many warm water fish. A survey 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 stocked with Northern Pike in the past.