Lake Rescue (Vermont)
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Lake Rescue and the horseshoe dam, looking north from Red Bridge | |
Lake Rescue Depth Chart, prepared by Vermont ANR | |
| Location | Windsor county, Vermont, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°27′05″N 72°42′08″W / 43.4514601°N 72.7023191°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Black River |
| Primary outflows | Black River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 5,900 feet (1.8 km) |
| Max. width | 2,200 feet (0.67 km) widest point |
| Surface area | 184 acres (0.74 km2) |
| Average depth | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
| Max. depth | 95 feet (29 m) |
| Water volume | 4,416 acre-feet (5,447,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,043 feet (318 m) |
| Settlements | Ludlow |
Lake Rescue is located in Windsor County of south central Vermont, in the northeastern United States. Occupying 180 acres (73 ha) and reaching depths of 95 feet (29 m), it is the tenth-deepest and 23rd-largest lake in the state. Lake Rescue is located along VT Route 100 about three miles north of Ludlow and Okemo Mountain, and it is surrounded by the town of Ludlow. The lake is fed by the Black River and is the third of four lakes extending from Plymouth, Vermont through Ludlow, with Lake Amherst and Echo Lake to the north and Lake Pauline to the south. The northern section of the lake, connected to the main body via a shallow channel, is referred to as Round Pond.