Southern NH Lakes

Southern NH Waterfront Real Estate for Sale 

Angle Pond - Baxter Lake - Beaver Lake - Canobie Lake - Country Pond - Great Pond -  Milton Pond - Northeast Pond - Onway Lake - Pawtuckaway Lake -  Wash Pond 

Angle Pond - Hampstead, Sandown  -  161 acres -  no public boat access -  motorboating allowed - no jet skis - mesotrophic 

Baxter Lake - Farmington, Rochester  - 302 acres - motorboating allowed  - mesotrophic 

Beaver Lake - Derry - 137 acres -  No person shall operate a boat at a speed exceeding 10 miles per hour on BeaverLake in the town of Derry. This restriction shall not apply between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. daily, and further provided that during unrestricted hours no boat shall exceed 30 miles per hour at any time. (b) All water skiing on Beaver Lake shall be in a counterclockwise direction at all times. - Stocked with trout - Mesotrophic 

Canobie Lake - Windham, Salem -  375 acres - no jet skis - contact town for motor restrictions - town water supply -  Oligotrophic 

Country Pond - Kingston, Newton - 306 acres  - motor boating allowed - no jet skis - mesotrophic 

Great Pond - Kingston - 268 acres -  no motor restrictions listed  mesotrophic 

Milton Pond - Milton - 271 acres - no motor restrictions listed - mesotrophic 

Northeast Pond - Milton - 645 acres - no motor restrictions - mesotrophic 

Onway Lake - Raymond - 179 acres - no jet skis - mesotrophic 

Pawtuckaway - Nottingham - 784 acres - no motor restrictions - 6 MPH on that portion of Pawtuckaway Lake known as the Bay of Fundy - mesotrophic 

Robinson Pond - Hudson -  129 acres - Mesotrophic 

Wash Pond aka Sunset Lake - Hampstead - 171 acres -  No jet skis - All persons operating motorboats on that portion of Sunset Lake in the town of Hampstead, in excess of headway speed shall travel in a counterclockwise direction around Sunset Lake, while keeping a minimum distance of 150 feet from other boats, swimmers, rafts, docks and shore. This provision shall exclude powerboats being used for emergency situations where a direct line of travel is required and appropriate.  - mesotrophic 

 

Water Quality Definitions 

Oligotrophic a. Steep shoreline and bottom gradient b. Low nutrient enrichment c. Little planktonic growth d. Few aquatic plants e. Sand or rock along most of shoreline f. Coldwater fishery g. High dissolved oxygen content 

Mesotrophic a. Moderate nutrient enrichment b. Moderate planktonic growth c. Some sediment accumulation over most of lake bottom d. Usually supports warm water fish species 

Eutrophic a. High nutrient enrichment b. Much planktonic growth (high productivity) c. Extensive aquatic plant beds d. Much sediment accumulation on bottom e. Low dissolved oxygen on bottom f. Only warm water fish species