Northeast Pond

Northeast Pond is a 645-acre (2.61 km2)[1] water body located along the border between Strafford County, New Hampshire, and York County, Maine, in the northeastern United States. The lake lies in the towns of Milton, New Hampshire, and Lebanon, Maine. It connects with Milton Pond to the south, whose outlet is the Salmon Falls River. Together with Town House Pond, a northwestern arm of Milton Pond, the water bodies form a single lake network known as Milton Three Ponds.

Northeast Pond
LocationStrafford County, New Hampshire;
York County, Maine
Coordinates43°26′54″N 70°57′57″W
Primary inflowsSalmon Falls River; Branch River
Primary outflowsSalmon Falls River
Catchment area102 square miles (260 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length2.7 mi (4.3 km)
Max. width0.9 mi (1.4 km)
Surface area645 acres (2.61 km2)
Average depth7 ft (2.1 m)
Max. depth40 ft (12 m)
Water volume6,938 acre⋅ft (8,558,000 m3)
Residence time23.7 days
Shore length19.6 mi (15.4 km)
Surface elevation413 ft (126 m)
SettlementsMilton, New Hampshire;
Lebanon, Maine
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery, with observed species including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, horned pout, white perch, and black crappie, and with rainbow and brown trout found in the deeper areas of the lakes.[1]

See also

  • List of lakes in Maine
  • List of lakes in New Hampshire

References

  1. "Northeast Pond, Milton" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved September 3, 2014.



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