Lake Carmi

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Lake Carmi
Lake Carmi at Sunrise looking east
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Location	Franklin County, Vermont
Coordinates	44°58′N 72°52′W / 44.967°N 72.867°W / 44.967; -72.867Coordinates: 44°58′N 72°52′W / 44.967°N 72.867°W / 44.967; -72.867
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	1,375 acres (5.56 km2)
Average depth	20 ft (6.1 m)
Max. depth	33 ft (10 m)
Surface elevation	436 ft (133 m)

Lake Carmi is a small and relatively shallow lake located in the town of Franklin, in the northwest corner of Vermont, United States. It is the fourth largest lake, and has a 1,375 acres (5.56 km²) surface area, an average depth of 20 ft (6.1 m) and a maximum depth of 33 ft (10 m).^[1]

Lake Carmi supports many species of fish, including northern pike and walleye. The lake drains northwards into the Pike River in Quebec. Lake Carmi was once much larger. In the thousands of years since the last ice age, the southern end of the original lake has silted in, creating wetland forests and the third largest peat bog in Vermont.

At the southern end of the lake, Lake Carmi State Park offers camping facilities. Vermont Route 120 runs along the northern shoreline.

The name Lake Carmi was officially adopted in 1910 in honor of Carmi L. Marsh, a resident of Franklin who served in the Civil War as part of the 13th Vermont Infantry.^[2] Previously the lake had been called Silver Lake or Franklin Pond.

External links[]

• Wildernet
• [1]
• "The Cottage on the Island" (PDF). Lake Carmi Association News. July 2007. pp. 7–8.
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Carmi

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