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Lake Winnipesaukee | New Hampshire Lakes Region
Lake Winnipesaukee means "beautiful water in high place". A second interpetation from Indian folklore is "The smile of the great spirit".- 6 mapped shipwrecks
- 55,685 acres of water, 240 miles of shoreline
- 625 billion gallons of water
- 270 islands, largest is 750 acres
- Elevation 504 feet above sea level
- Deepest point is 187 feet
- Average depth is 43 feet
- Clarity in Wolfeboro Bay is 25 feet (Sechi disc transparency)
- Freezes over is between late December and early January
Lake Winnipesaukee (WI-ni-puh-SAW-kee) ( 78 sq miles), on the line between Carroll County and Belknap County., East Central New Hampshire. Largest lake in the state. Irregular in shape, with many arms of significance, Moultonborough Bay (NE), 10 mi/16 km long; Paugus Bay and Opeche Bay (SW), and Alton Bay (SE). It has 283 miles of shoreline and many small islands. Winnipesaukee River, central NH., exits from Opeche Bay of Lake Winnipesaukee at Laconia, Belknap County, and flows 1 mile SW into Winnisquam Lake, continues SW through Tilton Lake and Silver Lake, past Tilton, joins Pemigewasset River at Franklin to form Merrimack River. (15 miles long). Resort area.
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Coldwater Species |
Warmwater Species |
| Brook Trout | Smallmouth Bass |
| Rainbow Trout | Largemouth Bass |
| Brown Trout | Pickerel |
| Landlocked Salmon | Horned Pout |
| Lake Trout | White Perch |
| Whitefish | Northern Pike |
| Walleye | |
| Black Crappie | |
| Bluegill | |
| Yellow Perch |







