Great Pond (New Hampshire)
Appearance
Great Pond | ||
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Primary inflows Powwow River | | |
Primary outflows | Powwow River | |
Basin countries | United States | |
Max. length | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) | |
Max. width | 0.6 mi (0.97 km) | |
Surface area | 268 acres (1.08 km2) | |
Average depth | 21 ft (6.4 m) | |
Max. depth | 50 ft (15 m) | |
Surface elevation | 119 ft (36 m) | |
Settlements | Kingston |
Great Pond is a 268-acre (1.08 km2)[1] water body in Rockingham County in southeastern New Hampshire in the United States. The lake lies near the center of the town of Kingston. Kingston State Park, a small preserve with a swimming beach, occupies the northeastern end of the lake, near the town center. The lake is located along the Powwow River, a tributary of the Merrimack River.
The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, white perch, black crappie, bluegill, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed.[2]
YMCA Camp Lincoln is on the northwest side of the lake.
See also
- List of lakes in New Hampshire
References
- ^ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system Archived 2013-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Great Pond, Kingston" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved August 15, 2014.