Highland Lake (Stoddard, New Hampshire)

Highland Lake
Islands on the lake
Location	Sullivan County and Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°6′2″N 72°5′22″W
Primary inflows	Bog Brook
Primary outflows	Shedd Brook (north outlet); tributary of North Branch Contoocook River (main outlet)
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
Max. width	0.5 mi (0.80 km)
Surface area	712 acres (2.9 km2)
Max. depth	20 to 30 feet
Surface elevation	395 m
Settlements	Washington; Stoddard (Mill Village)

Highland Lake is a 712-acre (2.88 km²) water body located in Sullivan and Cheshire counties in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Washington and Stoddard. The lake has two outlets. The north outlet feeds Shedd Brook, while the south outlet flows through Island Pond to the North Branch of the Contoocook River. Water from the two outlets rejoins in the town of Hillsborough, approximately 8 miles east of Highland Lake and one mile upstream from the Contoocook River. The lake is home to fish like the black crappie, the largemouth bass, the smallmouth bass, white perch, yellow perch and pumpkinseed.

The shores of Highland Lake in the summertime

References

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland Lake
• Highland Lake map by New Hampshire Fish and Game Dept.PDF (718 KiB)