Opechee Bay

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Opechee Bay
Location Belknap County, New Hampshire
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Primary inflows Paugus Bay
Primary outflows Winnipesaukee River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 2.6 mi (4.2 km)
Max. width 0.8 mi (1.3 km)
Surface area 449 acres (1.82 km2)
Average depth 23 ft (7.0 m)
Max. depth 61 ft (19 m)
Surface elevation 493 ft (150 m)
Settlements Laconia (including Lakeport)

Opechee Bay is a 449-acre (1.82 km2)[1] lake located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the city of Laconia. It is located directly downstream from Paugus Bay and Lake Winnipesaukee, and it connects by a one-mile segment of the Winnipesaukee River through the center of Laconia to Winnisquam Lake.

The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery, with observed species including brook trout, rainbow trout, land-locked salmon, lake trout, lake whitefish, smallmouth and largemouth bass, chain pickerel, horned pout, white perch, black crappie, and bluegill.[2]

See also

References

  1. New Hampshire GRANIT database
  2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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