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Lake Iroquois
Location of Lake Iroquois in Vermont, USA.
Location of Lake Iroquois in Vermont, USA.
Lake Iroquois
Location in Vermont
Location of Lake Iroquois in Vermont, USA.
Location of Lake Iroquois in Vermont, USA.
Lake Iroquois
Location in the United States
Location Chittenden County, Vermont,
United States
Coordinates 44°22′15″N 073°05′04″W / 44.37083°N 73.08444°W / 44.37083; -73.08444
Type reservoir
Basin countries United States
Surface area 229 acres (0.93 km2)
Surface elevation 686 ft (209 m)
Settlements Hinesburg / Williston / Richmond

Lake Iroquois is a 229-acre (0.93 km2) reservoir in northwestern Vermont, bordered by three towns: Hinesburg, Williston, and Richmond.

Lake Iroquois (formerly known as Hinesburg pond) was created in 1867 to supply mills in Hinesburg with a better water supply. Building a dam on Pond Brook caused the existing spring-fed pond to rise above its banks and become the current lake. The towns share a beach on the lake, plus there is a public boat access.

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