The dam initially provided water for a mill, and subsequently the water rights to the lake were owned by Cranston Print Works currently, the dam is owned by Webster Lake Preservation LLC. Īlthough the lake is natural in origin, its outlet has a dam that raises the water level by roughly 2 feet (0.61 m). The average depth is 13 feet (4.0 m) and the maximum depth is 49 feet (15 m). It is the third largest fresh body of water in Massachusetts, after slightly larger Long Pond, and the much larger Quabbin Reservoir. Webster Lake is a 1,442-acre (5.84 km 2) lake with a 17-mile (27 km) shoreline in southern Massachusetts, near the Connecticut border. Oblique view of Lake Chaubunagungamaug in 1974 Many area residents, as well as the official website of the town of Webster, consider the longer version correct. The exaggerated name "Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg" ( /ˌleɪk tʃɚˈɡɒɡəɡɒɡ ˌmænˈtʃɔːɡəɡɒɡ tʃəˌbʌnəˈɡʌŋɡəmɔːɡ/) is a 45-letter alternative name for this body of fresh water, often cited as the longest place name in the United States and one of the longest in the world. Anthropologist Ives Goddard considers that 1831 name to be a cartographer's creation that corrupted the actual name while confusing this lake with nearby Manchaug Pond. The following year, both Dudley and Oxford, which then adjoined the lake, filed maps listing the lake by its eight-syllable form, as "Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg". A survey of the lake done in 1830 lists the name as "Chaubunagungamaugg", the six-syllable older name. Ī 1795 map of Massachusetts indicated the name, using the long-form's first eight syllables, as "Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg". This has been translated as "boundary fishing place", but something close to "fishing place at the boundary" or "that which is a divided island lake" may be more accurate. Early town records show the name as "Chabunagungamaug Pond", which was also the name of the local Nipmuc town (recorded in 16 with somewhat different spellings).
Among other early names were "Chabanaguncamogue" and "Chaubanagogum". However, all of these were similar in part and had almost the same translation. Īlgonquian-speaking peoples had several different names for the lake as recorded on old maps and historical records. Department of the Interior, and is the name appearing in the earliest local records. Lake Chaubunagungamaug is the name of the lake as recognized by the U.S. Today, "Webster Lake" may be the name most used, but some (including many residents of Webster) take pride in reeling off the longer versions. A more fitting translation is "lake divided by islands", according to anthropologist Ives Goddard. The lake's name comes from Loup, an Algonquian language, and is often said to mean, "Fishing Place at the Boundaries-Neutral Meeting Grounds". The lake has become famous beyond Central Massachusetts for having the longest name of any geographic feature in all of the United States. Since 1921, the lake has also been known by a much longer name having 45 letters comprising fourteen syllables: Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. It is located near the Connecticut border and has a surface area of 1,442 acres. Lake Chaubunagungamaug, also known as Webster Lake, is a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts.
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