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This is a list of lakes and ponds in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services lists 944 lakes and impoundments in their Official List of Public Waters .[ 1] The water bodies that are listed include natural lakes and reservoirs, including areas on rivers impounded behind dams.
Wikipedia articles have been written about the following New Hampshire lakes. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Lake
Town(s) or city
Area (acres)[ 2]
Area (hectares)
Akers Pond
Errol
276.3
111.8
Armington, Lake
Piermont
152.2
61.6
Arlington Mill Reservoir
Salem
268.6
108.7
Ashuelot Pond
Washington
367.8
148.9
Ayers Island Reservoir
Bristol , Bridgewater , New Hampton
500.0
202.3
Baboosic Lake
Amherst , Merrimack
228.5
92.5
Back Lake
Pittsburg
347.7
140.1
Balch Pond /Stump Pond
Wakefield, NH ; Newfield, ME ; Acton, ME
570.7
230.9
Baxter Lake
Farmington , Rochester
302.1
122.3
Bellamy Reservoir
Madbury , Dover
382.2
154.7
Bow Lake
Strafford , Northwood
1,160.7
469.7
Broad Bay
Freedom , Effingham
463.8
187.7
Canaan Street Lake
Canaan
303.0
122.6
Canobie Lake
Windham , Salem
373.4
151.1
Cedar Pond
Milan
78
32
Chocorua Lake
Tamworth
222
90
Christine Lake
Stark
197
80
Cobbetts Pond
Windham
302.1
122.3
Comerford Reservoir
Monroe, NH ; Littleton, NH ; Barnet, VT ; Waterford, VT
1,093.0
442.3
Contoocook Lake
Jaffrey , Rindge
322.9
130.7
Conway Lake
Conway , Eaton
1,299.0
525.7
Country Pond
Kingston , Newton
255.0
103.2
Crystal Lake
Enfield
404.4
163.7
Crystal Lake
Gilmanton
440.9
178.4
Crystal Lake
Manchester
18.6
7.5
Dan Hole Pond
Ossipee , Tuftonboro
443.3
179.4
Deering Reservoir
Deering
315.4
127.6
Dublin Pond
Dublin
240
97
Eastman Pond
Grantham , Enfield
335.0
135.6
Echo Lake
Franconia
38.2
15.5
Echo Lake
Conway
15.7
6.4
First Connecticut Lake
Pittsburg
3,071.0
1,242.8
Fourth Connecticut Lake
Pittsburg
1.8
0.74
Francis, Lake (Murphy Dam)
Pittsburg , Clarksville
1,933.8
782.6
Franklin Pierce Lake
Hillsborough , Antrim
483.4
195.6
Goose Pond
Canaan , Hanover
624.6
252.8
Grafton Pond
Grafton
321.0
129.9
Granite Lake
Nelson , Stoddard
232.5
94.1
Great East Lake
Wakefield, NH ; Acton, ME
1,829.6
740.4
Great Pond
Kingston
268.0
108.5
Greenough Pond
Wentworth Location
234
95
Halfmoon Lake
Barnstead , Alton
282.4
114.3
Harrisville Pond
Harrisville
138
56
Highland Lake
Stoddard , Washington
712.0
288.1
Hopkins Pond (Adder Pond)
Andover
27
11
Horn Pond
Wakefield, NH ; Acton, ME
227
92
Island Pond
Stoddard
179
72
Island Pond
Derry , Hampstead , Atkinson
531.6
215.1
Ivanhoe, Lake
Wakefield
68
28
Jenness Pond
Northwood , Pittsfield
266.9
108.0
Kanasatka, Lake
Moultonborough
371.0
150.1
Lakes of the Clouds
Sargent's Purchase
0.6
0.24
Little Squam Lake
Ashland , Holderness
408.1
165.1
Little Sunapee Lake
New London , Springfield
472.0
191.0
Locke Lake
Barnstead
149
60
Lonesome Lake
Lincoln
12.2
4.9
Lovell Lake
Wakefield
538.0
217.7
Mascoma Lake
Enfield , Lebanon
1,165.3
471.6
Massabesic Lake
Auburn , Manchester
2,561.4
1,036.6
Massasecum, Lake
Bradford
401.7
162.6
McIndoes Reservoir
Monroe, NH ; Barnet, VT
545.0
220.6
Mendums Pond
Barrington , Nottingham
252.7
102.3
Merrymeeting Lake
New Durham
1,233.0
499.0
Milton Pond
Milton, NH ; Lebanon, ME
270.5
109.5
Mirror Lake
Tuftonboro
332.8
134.7
Monomonac, Lake
Rindge, NH ; Winchendon, MA
593.8
240.3
Moore Reservoir
Littleton, NH , Dalton, NH ; Waterford, VT ; Concord, VT
3,490.0
1,412.3
Newfound Lake
Bristol , Hebron , Alexandria
4,450.7
1,801.2
Northeast Pond
Milton, NH ; Lebanon, ME ; Acton, ME
682.7
276.4
Northwood Lake
Northwood , Epsom
653.0
264.3
Nubanusit Lake
Nelson , Hancock
715.0
289.3
Opechee Bay
Laconia
449.0
181.7
Ossipee Lake
Ossipee , Freedom
3,245.3
1,313.4
Paugus Bay
Laconia
1,220.0
493.7
Pawtuckaway Lake
Nottingham
783.4
317.0
Pearly Lake
Rindge
191.5
77.5
Pemigewasset Lake
New Hampton , Meredith
255.8
103.5
Penacook Lake
Concord
360.0
145.7
Pine River Pond
Wakefield
570.4
230.8
Pleasant Lake
Deerfield
479.0
193.8
Pleasant Lake
New London
606.0
245.2
Pontook Reservoir
Dummer
280.0
113.3
Potanipo Pond
Brookline
136.2
55.1
Powder Mill Pond
Bennington , Hancock , Greenfield
435.0
176.0
Powwow Pond
Kingston , East Kingston
285.3
115.5
Profile Lake
Franconia
13
5.3
Province Lake
Wakefield, NH ; Effingham, NH ; Parsonsfield, ME
967.1
391.4
Sebbins Pond
Bedford
20
8.1
Second Connecticut Lake
Pittsburg
1,102.1
446.0
Silver Lake
Harrisville , Nelson
332.7
134.6
Silver Lake
Hollis
39
16
Silver Lake
Madison
969.4
392.3
Skatutakee Lake
Harrisville
228
92
Solitude, Lake
Newbury
4.6
1.9
Spofford Lake
Chesterfield
738.8
299.0
Squam Lake
Holderness , Center Harbor , Moultonborough , Sandwich
6,790.7
2,748.2
Stinson Lake
Rumney
350.0
141.6
Success Pond
Success
290.0
117.4
Sunapee, Lake
Sunapee , New London , Newbury
4,136.2
1,673.9
Suncook Lakes
Barnstead
697.0
282.1
Sunrise Lake
Middleton
256.9
104.0
Sunset Lake
Alton , Gilmanton
252.7
102.3
Surry Mountain Lake
Surry
265.0
107.2
Swains Lake
Barrington
348.8
141.2
Tarleton, Lake
Piermont , Warren
334.3
135.3
Third Connecticut Lake
Pittsburg
231
93
Thorndike Pond
Jaffrey , Dublin
248.7
100.6
Turkey Ponds
Concord
339.0
137.2
Tuxbury Pond
South Hampton, NH ; Amesbury, MA
119
48
Umbagog Lake
Errol, NH ; Cambridge, NH ; Upton, ME ; Magalloway, ME
7,538.9
3,051.0
Waukewan, Lake
Meredith , New Hampton
928.3
375.7
Weare Reservoir
Weare
279.1
113.0
Webster Lake
Franklin
612.0
247.7
Wentworth, Lake
Wolfeboro
3,115.6
1,260.9
White Oak Pond
Holderness
291.0
117.8
Wicwas, Lake
Meredith
350.1
141.7
Willard Pond
Antrim
108.0
44.0
Winnipesaukee, Lake
Laconia , Gilford , Meredith , Center Harbor ,Moultonborough , Tuftonboro , Wolfeboro , Alton
44,586.0
18,043.1
Winnisquam, Lake
Tilton , Belmont , Sanbornton , Laconia , Meredith
4,237.5
1,714.9