Surry Mountain Lake

Coordinates: 42°59′54″N 72°18′35″W / 42.99833°N 72.30972°W / 42.99833; -72.30972
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Surry Mountain Lake
Primary inflows
Ashuelot River
Primary outflowsAshuelot River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Max. width0.6 mi (0.97 km)
Surface area353 acres (1.43 km2)
Average depth5 ft (1.5 m)
Max. depth14 ft (4.3 m)
Surface elevation502 feet (153 m)
SettlementsSurry

Surry Mountain Lake is a 353-acre (1.43 km2)[1] impoundment on the Ashuelot River in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Surry.

The reservoir was built to protect downstream communities, such as

acre-feet and a normal capacity of 1,320 acre-feet. Both dam and reservoir are owned by the Corps of Engineers.[2]

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth and largemouth bass, chain pickerel, horned pout, and black crappie.[1]

See also

  • List of lakes in New Hampshire

References

  1. ^ a b "Surry Mountain Res., Surry" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Surry Mountain Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-08-20.