Island Pond (Stoddard, New Hampshire)

Island Pond
Location Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°4′0″N 72°5′3″W / 43.06667°N 72.08417°W / 43.06667; -72.08417Coordinates: 43°4′0″N 72°5′3″W / 43.06667°N 72.08417°W / 43.06667; -72.08417
Primary inflows Highland Lake
Primary outflows tributary of North Branch Contoocook River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 1.1 mi (1.8 km)
Max. width 0.7 mi (1.1 km)
Surface area 179 acres (0.7 km2)
Average depth 8 ft (2.4 m)
Max. depth 15 ft (4.6 m)
Surface elevation 1,283 feet (391 m)
Settlements Stoddard

Island Pond is a 179-acre (0.72 km2)[1] water body located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Stoddard. It is fed primarily by the outflow from Highland Lake, and its outlet is a tributary of the North Branch Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery and contains largemouth and smallmouth bass, rock bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and horned pout.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stoddard, New Hampshire Zoning Plan
  2. ↑ "Island Pond, Stoddard" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved August 15, 2014.


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