Contoocook Lake (/kənˈtʊkək/ ⓘ) is a 344-acre (1.4 km2)[1] water body located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Jaffrey and Rindge.[2] The lake, along with Pool Pond, forms the headwaters of the Contoocook River, which flows north to the Merrimack River in Penacook, New Hampshire.
The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white perch, yellow perch, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, and brown bullhead.[1]
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- ^ a b "Contoocook Lake, Jaffrey, Rindge". NH Fish & Game. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "GRANITview mapping system". NH GRANIT statewide GIS. Retrieved January 7, 2013.