New Hampshire Lakes

The following lakes are listed below:
Great East Lake
Mascoma Lake
Merrymeeting Lake
Ossipee Lake
Pleasant Lake
Lake Umbagog
Lake Winnisquam

Great East Lake

1835 acres
102’ maximum depth
35’ average depth

1158 acres
70’ maximum depth
30’ average depth

Wakefield, NH and Acton, ME

Mascoma Lake

Enfield and Lebanon, NH

Merrymeeting Lake

New Durham, NH

Ossipee Lake

3257 acres
73’ maximum depth
27’ average depth

602 acres
100’ maximum depth

Elkins / New London, NH

One of New Hampshire’s deepest lakes in terms of average depth - as well as one of the windiest - Pleasant Lake offers a stunning view of 2700-foot Mount Kearsarge. But the lake often exhibits fickle freezing patterns due to its depth, strong winds, and large flocks of ducks. Occasionally the center of the lake stays unfrozen until March. When the lake does freeze, it’s the location of a machine-groomed skating trail accessible from behind the Elkins Post Office. The trail can be anywhere from 1 to 3 miles long depending on ice conditions.

Lake Umbagog

These lakes are linked separately:
Massabesic Lake
Moore & Comerford Reservoirs
Newfound Lake
Squam Lake
Lake Sunapee
Lake Wentworth
Lake Winnipesaukee

7642 acres
45’ maximum depth
10’ average depth

Errol and Cambridge, NH
Upton and Magalloway Plantation, ME

Lake Winnisquam

Laconia, Belmont,
Sanbornton and Meredith, NH

4214 acres
173’ maximum depth
49’ average depth

It’s rare to find good ice on Winnisquam. This can be attributed to three factors:
1. It’s a big lake, and it’s one of the deepest in the state, both in terms of average depth and maximum depth.
2. It has a lot of current, especially at the south end, where it receives all of the outflow from Lake Winnipesaukee, as well as treated sewage from the city of Laconia.
3. It’s surrounded not by mountains but by rolling hills and suburban development, so the climate tends to be warmer.
Lake access points in Belmont and downtown Laconia are not recommended due to strong currents and thin ice. Safe access is sometimes possible at Ahern State Park in Laconia or the Sanbornton Town Beach on Dr. True Road.

If the lake you’re looking for isn’t listed on the left, you can find it in this
Alphabetical List of New Hampshire Lakes
and in this
Digital Map of New Hampshire Lakes