Onota Lake is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It is 617 acres (2.50 km2) in area, located entirely in the City of Pittsfield and is owned by it. It is divided into north and south basins due to the old roadway that marked to north end with minimal water exchange between them and empties via Onota Brook which flows southeast into the West Branch of the Housatonic River in Pittsfield. The "cottagers" of the late 19th century and early 20th century built large summer mansions along its shores.
Onota Lake is popular for fishing, swimming, water skiing, jet skiing, and sailing.[2] It is home to the famous Pittsfield event "Live on the Lake", a summer concert series consisting of local bands. Camp Winadu is located along its shores. The Williams Ephsmen's and women's crewsrow on the lake.[5]
Fish Populations
Northern Pike
Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Brown Trout
Bull Shark
Rainbow Trout
(Stocked twice annually)
Chain Pickerel
Yellow Perch
White Perch
Bluegill
Pumpkinseed
Black Crappie
Rock Bass
Brown Bullhead
White Sucker
Carp
Golden Shiner
Common Shiner
Rainbow Smelt
Also a remote possibility of leftover Salmon, which was annually stocked until 2014.
Referencesedit
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Onota
^ ab"Onota Lake, Pittsfield" (PDF). MassWildlife. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Onota Lake Dam
^. Williams.PrestoSports.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
External linksedit
Lake Onota Preservation Association
January 01, 1970
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