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The largest of New Hampshire's lakes is Lake Winnipesaukee, which covers 71 square miles (184 km 2) in the east-central part of New Hampshire. Umbagog Lake along the Maine border, approximately 12.3 square miles (31.9 km 2), is a distant second. Squam Lake is the second largest lake entirely in New Hampshire.
This is a list of rivers and significant streams in the U.S. state of New Hampshire.. All watercourses named "River" (freshwater or tidal) are listed here, as well as other streams which are either subject to the New Hampshire Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act or are more than 10 miles (16 km) long.
The White Pine rose in New England shortly after the first deglaciation. Following the glacial melting of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, new vegetation and warmer climate caused new New England to become inhabitable by early human settlers. This new climate, combined with an ample supply of hard volcanic rock and other natural features, created an ...
Mountains of New Hampshire (3 C, 140 P) N. Notches of New Hampshire (8 P) R. ... East Coast of the United States; G. Great Appalachian Valley; Great Gulf; N. New ...
Bellamy Reservoir. Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in New Hampshire.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Mount Monadnock, or Grand Monadnock, is a mountain in the town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. [3] It is the most prominent mountain peak in southern New Hampshire and is the highest point in Cheshire County. It lies 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Concord and 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Boston. At 3,165 feet (965 m), Mount Monadnock is nearly ...
The Ossipee Mountains are a small mountain range in the New England state of New Hampshire, United States. The remains of an ancient volcanic ring dike, [1] they lie north of Lake Winnipesaukee, east of Squam Lake, and south of the Sandwich Range, the southernmost of the White Mountains. 2,990 ft (910 m) Mount Shaw is their highest point.
The largest, thriving stand of rhododendron in central and southern New England. Spruce Hole Bog: 1972: Strafford: Municipal The last known kettle hole bog in southern New Hampshire. White Lake Pitch Pine: 1980