Contoocook Lake
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Location	Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Coordinates	42°47′12″N 72°0′45″W / 42.78667°N 72.01250°W / 42.78667; -72.01250
Primary outflows	Contoocook River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	2.8 mi (5 km)
Max. width	0.5 mi (1 km)
Surface area	344 acres (1.4 km2)
Average depth	7 ft (2.1 m)
Max. depth	23 ft (7.0 m)
Surface elevation	1,007 feet (307 m)
Settlements	Rindge; Jaffrey

Contoocook Lake (/kənˈtʊkək/ ^ⓘ) is a 344-acre (1.4 km²)^[1] water body located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Jaffrey and Rindge.^[2] The lake, along with Pool Pond, forms the headwaters of the Contoocook River, which flows north to the Merrimack River in Penacook, New Hampshire.

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white perch, yellow perch, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, and brown bullhead.^[1]

See also

• List of lakes in New Hampshire

References

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