Granite Lake (New Hampshire) Explained

Granite Lake
Location:Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Outflow:tributary of Otter Brook
Basin Countries:United States
Length:1miles
Width:0.4miles
Area:233acres
Depth:50feet
Max-Depth:115feet
Elevation:389m (1,276feet)
Cities:Nelson (village of Munsonville); Stoddard
Pushpin Map:New Hampshire#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Granite Lake in New Hampshire, USA.

Granite Lake is a 2331NaN1 lake located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Nelson and Stoddard.[1] The village of Munsonville, within the town of Nelson, is located at the outlet. The lake flows into a tributary of Otter Brook, which flows southwest to the Ashuelot River in Keene and thence to the Connecticut River. Granite Lake Dam regulates the lake's water level.

New Hampshire Route 9 formerly passed along the southern shore of the lake as it traveled from Keene to Hillsborough, but since the 1990s has bypassed the lake on higher ground to the south. The old routing is now the local Granite Lake Road.

The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species including rainbow trout, lake trout, smallmouth bass, rock bass, chain pickerel, and horned pout.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GRANITview mapping system. NH GRANIT statewide GIS. January 12, 2015.
  2. Web site: Granite Lake, Stoddard, Nelson. NH Fish & Game. January 12, 2015.