Silver Lake (Madison, New Hampshire)
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| Location | Carroll County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 43°51′57″N 71°10′24″W / 43.86583°N 71.17333°WCoordinates: 43°51′57″N 71°10′24″W / 43.86583°N 71.17333°W |
| Primary inflows | Deer River; Forrest Brook |
| Primary outflows | West Branch |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2.6 mi (4.2 km) |
| Max. width | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) |
| Surface area | 969 acres (3.92 km2) |
| Surface elevation | 468 ft (143 m) |
| Islands | Big Island; Bimba Island; Loon Island |
| Settlements | Madison (village of Silver Lake) |
Silver Lake is a 969-acre (3.92 km2)[1] water body located in Carroll County in eastern New Hampshire, in the town of Madison. The village of Silver Lake within Madison lies at the north end of the lake. Water from Silver Lake flows via the West Branch, through the Ossipee Pine Barrens[2] to Ossipee Lake and ultimately to the Saco River in Maine.
Much of the lake's perimeter is forested, but there are numerous swimming spots. Popular beaches include "the foot" of the lake, "Nichols Beach", and "the head of the lake", where the general store "The Silver Mine" has just been rebuilt after an unfortunate fire.
[edit] References
- ^ New Hampshire GRANIT database
- ^ http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newhampshire/science/index.html
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