Shenipsit Lake, known locally as "The Snip", is a natural lake used as a water storage facility with a water size of 522.8 acres 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. It is the source of the Hockanum River.