Lake Cochituate

Lake Cochituate is a location in the Commonwealth in 2287.
==Background==
Prior to the Great War, Lake Cochituate was once a popular site for fishing and other recreation. Later, however, contamination from a nearby disposal site effectively shut down these activities.Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p.355: "[5.05] LAKE CHOCHITUTATEThis was once a great fishing and recreation spot, until the contamination from the nearby disposal site shut down these activities. Now the lake stretches from the elevated freeway and Poseidon Reservoir area south by Natick to the devastated Mass Fusion Disposal Site to the south."(Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Map) In 2287, due to subsidence and flooding, buildings on the banks of the town of Natick (such as the local police station) are slowly crumbling into the lake.Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p. 354: "[5.03] NATICK BANKSA small town on the banks of Lake Cochituate has suffered from major flooding and subsidence in recent times. Currently the Super Mutants that have mangled up and driven a group of Raiders north are experiencing their own demise, as a pack of Deathclaws has been active in this area."(Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Map)Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p. 355: "[5.04] NATICK POLICE DEPARTMENTCaution! This structure is slowly toppling into Lake Cochituate; beware of uneven flooring. The fourth of Eddie Winter’s Holotapes is in an evidence locker near some first aid kits. Should you have any overdue books, return them to the book return terminal here for tokens, which you can exchange for a variety of (mainly plastic) toys."(Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide)
==Layout==
This is a relatively large lake with a few locations on its shoreline, such as the Poseidon reservoir to the northwest, Natick Banks including its police department to the west, an unmarked pre-War military checkpoint to the southwest, and the Mass Fusion disposal site to the southeast. 
Several unmarked shacks can be found along the northeastern shoreline, guarded by mirelurks and raiders. The lake bed is littered with trash, including some radioactive barrels and an industrial chest in the north end (almost due east of the Roadside Pines Motel). Lake Cochituate's southern shore hugs the outskirts of the Glowing Sea and provides the shortest route to the federal supply cache 84NE to the southwest.
==Notable loot==
* Robot parts model - In a shack with a steamer trunk near the northeast end of the lake.
* Power armor frame holding some leveled power armor parts - At an unmarked military checkpoint along the road due south of the Natick Police Department.
==Appearances==
Lake Cochituate appears only .
==Gallery==
Lake Cochituate.jpg
Robot parts model LC.jpg|Robot parts model
Cooking spit north of Lake Cochituate.jpg|Cooking station
==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout 4 locations
Category:Pre-War recreation
Category:Lakes
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