Balch Pond
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| Balch Pond | |
|---|---|
| Stump Pond | |
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| Location | Carroll County, New Hampshire; York County, Maine |
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| Type | Lake[1] |
| Primary outflows | Little Ossipee River |
| Catchment area | 14.3 square miles (37 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 3.7 mi (6.0 km) |
| Max. width | 1.7 mi (2.7 km) |
| Surface area | 577 acres (2.34 km2) |
| Average depth | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Max. depth | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Water volume | 6,578 acre⋅ft (8,114,000 m3) |
| Residence time | 136 days |
| Shore length1 | 10.1 miles (16.3 km) |
| Surface elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Settlements | Wakefield, New Hampshire; Acton and Newfield, Maine |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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Balch Pond [1] is a 577-acre (2.34 km2)[2] water body located on the New Hampshire-Maine border, in the towns of Wakefield, New Hampshire, and Acton and Newfield, Maine. A northwest portion of the lake in New Hampshire is known as Stump Pond.[3] Water flows from the eastern end of Balch Pond into the Little Ossipee River, a tributary of the Saco River.
The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including largemouth bass, chain pickerel, brown bullhead, black crappie, yellow perch, and sunfish.[2]
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balch Pond
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stump Pond
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