title: Shenipsit Lake
text: # Shenipsit Lake
  
  Shenipsit Lake (or Snipsic lake; shin-ip-SIT), known locally as "The Snip", is a natural lake used as a water storage facility with a water size of 522.8 acres (2.116 $km^2)$ located in Tolland County, Connecticut, bordering the towns of Ellington, Tolland and the Rockville section of Vernon, Connecticut, at 41°53′4.7″N 72°25′34″W﻿ / ﻿41.884639°N 72.42611°W﻿ / 41.884639; -72.42611. It is the source of the Hockanum River.
  
  ## History
  
  Native American trails pass directly by Shenipsit Lake. The trails were used by early European settlers to proceed from the East towards the Connecticut River. The trail exists in parts unpaved near the lake.
  
  