Lake Rescue is located in Windsor County of south central Vermont, in the northeastern United States. Occupying and reaching depths of , it is the tenth-deepest and 23rd-largest lake in the state. Lake Rescue is located along VT Route 100 about three miles north of Ludlow and Okemo Mountain, and it is surrounded by the town of Ludlow. The lake is fed by the Black River and is the third of four lakes extending from Plymouth, Vermont through Ludlow, with Lake Amherst and Echo Lake to the north and Lake Pauline to the south. The northern section of the lake, connected to the main body via a shallow channel, is referred to as Round Pond. Recreation area The lake is used year-round predominantly by the residents of the approximately 110 lakeside homes and camps who enjoy swimming, waterskiing, fishing, sailing in summer and ice-fishing, skating, and snowmobiling in winter. Although no public swimming beaches exist, the lake does have a state-maintained public fishing access point where boats can be launched. Parking on Red Bridge road is permitted between Lake Shore drive and East Lake Road. Fish include bass, perch, brown trout, rainbow trout, pickerel, and sunfish. A "horseshoe" dam separates Lake Rescue from Lake Pauline, over which passes the well-known and much photographed Red Bridge. Lake Rescue is north of Red Bridge and power boats (but not jet skis) are permitted on the lake. Pauline Lake is to the south of Red Bridge and only non-motorized propelled craft are allowed. Lake characteristics The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources posts a report on the water quality of Vermont lakes, with the 2015 report summarized as follows: The water quality classification is B. The lake type is NATURAL with ARTIFICIAL CONTROL. Physical information: The lake area is . The watershed area is . The maximum depth is . The mean depth is . The volume is . Land use in the lake watershed: 98% undeveloped, 2% developed Lay Monitoring Program - Water chemistry monitoring data summary: The average spring phosphorus concentration is 8.57 ug/L, based on 17 years of data. The average Secchi disk measurement is , based on 13 years of data. The average summer phosphorus concentration is 12.40 ug/L, based on 10 years of data. The average chlorophyll-a concentration is 4.22 ug/L, based on 10 years of data. The trophic state is mesotrophic. Environmental issues In 1998 the Department of