Lake Winnpesaukee
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5/26/2016
Lake Winnipesaukee is located in New Hampshire's Lakes Region area encompassing 2 counties.
Belknap County and Carroll County, New Hampshire
Coordinates
43°36'N 71°20'WCoordinates: 43°36'N 71°20'W
Primary inflows
Gunstock River; Merrymeeting River; Melvin River; Red Hill River
Primary outflows
Winnipesaukee River
Basin countries
United States
Max. length
20.8 miles
Max. width
9.0 miles
Surface area
71 sq mi
Max. depth
212 ft
Shore length1
288 miles
Surface elevation
504 ft
Islands
258
Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest lake in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, located in the Lakes Region. It is approximately 21 miles long (northwest-southeast) and from 1 to 9 miles wide (northeast-southwest), covering 69 square miles 71 square miles when Paugus Bay is included[2]—with a maximum depth of 212 feet. The center area of the lake is called The Broads.
The lake contains at least 258 islands,[1] half of which are less than a quarter-acre in size, and is indented by several peninsulas, yielding a total shoreline of approximately 288 miles. The driving distance around the lake is 63 miles. It is 504 feet above sea level. Winnipesaukee is the third-largest lake in New England after Lake Champlain and Moosehead Lake.
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