Geography
Webster Lake is a 1,270-acre (5.1 km2) http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwwebst.pdf lake with a 17-mile (27 km) shoreline in southern Massachusetts, near the Connecticut border. It is the SECOND largest fresh body of water in Massachusetts. The largest fresh body of water is Long Pond at 1721 acres in Lakeville, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwlongl.pdf |accessdate=2011-05-31}} The average depth is 13 feet (4.0 m) and the maximum depth is 45 feet (14 m).
Although the lake is natural in origin, its outlet has a dam that raises the water level by a couple feet. The dam is owned by Cranston Print Works, which controls the water level.
The lake is commonly divided into three smaller bodies of water: North Pond, Middle Pond, and South Pond. They are connected by narrow channels.
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