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]
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References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balch Pond
- ^ a b "Balch Pond, Wakefield" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stump Pond