Lake Onota
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Lake Onota is located in Pittsfield
, Massachusetts
. The cottagers of the late 19th century and early 20th Century built large summer mansions along its shores. It is 617 acres (2.5 km²) and is located entirely in the City of Pittsfield
and owned by it. It is divided into north and south basins due to the old roadway that marked to north end with minimal water exchange between them and empties via Onota Brook which flows southeast into the West Branch of the Housatonic River
in Pittsfield. Onota is popular for fishing
, swimming, water skiing and sailing. It is also home to the famous Pittsfield event "Live on the Lake", a summer concert series consisting of local bands.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. The cottagers of the late 19th century and early 20th Century built large summer mansions along its shores. It is 617 acres (2.5 km²) and is located entirely in the City of Pittsfield
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
and owned by it. It is divided into north and south basins due to the old roadway that marked to north end with minimal water exchange between them and empties via Onota Brook which flows southeast into the West Branch of the Housatonic River
Housatonic River
The Housatonic River is a river, approximately long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about of southwestern New England into Long Island Sound...
in Pittsfield. Onota is popular for fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, swimming, water skiing and sailing. It is also home to the famous Pittsfield event "Live on the Lake", a summer concert series consisting of local bands.