Wangum Lake Brook
Wangum Lake Brook is a stream in Connecticut, New England. Wangum Lake Brook is situated nearby to the hamlet South Canaan, as well as near Falls Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Falls and Regional High School.
Great Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Jgcoleman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Falls is a waterfall formed along the Housatonic River at Falls Village in the town of Canaan amidst Connecticut's Litchfield Hills. Great Falls is the highest volume waterfall in the state, though a great deal of its potential water volume is diverted immediately upstream during most of the year for hydro-electric power generation. Great Falls is situated 2 miles west of Wangum Lake Brook.
Regional High School
School
Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
Housatonic Valley Regional High School is a public high school in Falls Village, Connecticut, United States. The high school serves the six towns of the Region 1 School District, comprising the towns of Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon. Regional High School is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wangum Lake Brook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canaan and Falls Village.
Canaan
Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canaan is in the Litchfield Hills, otherwise known as the Connecticut Berkshires, in northern Litchfield County.
Falls Village
Village
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Falls Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 538, out of 1,234 in the entire town of Canaan. Falls Village is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wangum Lake Brook.
Canaan
Village
Canaan is a village and census-designated place within the town of North Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Formerly known as Canaan Depot, the village is more commonly known as Canaan Village to distinguish it from the town of Canaan located to the south of North Canaan. Canaan is situated 4½ miles north of Wangum Lake Brook.
Wangum Lake Brook
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Wangam Brook”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.96565° or 41° 57′ 56″ northLongitude
-73.3379° or 73° 20′ 16″ westElevation
640 feet (195 metres)Open location code
87H8XM86+7RGeoNames ID
4845093
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