Ashuelot Pond | |
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Location | Sullivan County, New Hampshire |
Coordinates | 43°09′05″N 72°08′57″W / 43.15139°N 72.14917°W / 43.15139; -72.14917 |
Primary inflows | Ashuelot River |
Primary outflows | Ashuelot River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 2.9 mi (4.7 km) |
Max. width | 0.7 mi (1.1 km) |
Surface area | 360 acres (150 ha) |
Average depth | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Max. depth | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Surface elevation | 1,443 ft (440 m) |
Settlements | Washington |
Ashuelot Pond is a 368-acre (149 ha) water body located in Sullivan County in western New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Washington. It is situated along the upper reaches of the Ashuelot River, a tributary of the Connecticut River.
The pond is good for boating, fishing, and wildlife watching. Personal water craft with a capacity of two passengers or less are prohibited by the state of New Hampshire. The pond mostly has a muddy bottom.
The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, horned pout, and American eel.
Pond associations include the Ashuelot Pond Association and the LAE Association.
See also
External links
References
- New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system Archived 2013-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
- "Ashuelot Pond, Washington" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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