Stump Pond (Balch Pond)

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Stump Pond
Balch Pond
Location Carroll County, New Hampshire; York County, Maine
Coordinates 43°36′58″N 70°58′39″W / 43.61611°N 70.9775°W / 43.61611; -70.9775Coordinates: 43°36′58″N 70°58′39″W / 43.61611°N 70.9775°W / 43.61611; -70.9775
Primary outflows Little Ossipee River
Catchment area 14.3 square miles (37 km2)
Basin countries United States
Max. length 3.7 mi (6.0 km)
Max. width 1.7 mi (2.7 km)
Surface area 571 acres (2.31 km2)
Average depth 12 feet (3.7 m)
Max. depth 44 feet (13 m)
Water volume 6,578 acre·ft (8,114,000 m3)
Residence time 136 days
Shore length1 10.1 miles (16.3 km)
Surface elevation 553 ft (169 m)
Settlements Wakefield, New Hampshire; Acton and Newfield, Maine
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Stump Pond (also known as Balch Pond) is a 571-acre (2.31 km2)[1] water body located on the New Hampshire-Maine border, in the towns of Wakefield, New Hampshire and Acton and Newfield, Maine. The water body is known as Stump Pond in New Hampshire and Balch Pond in Maine. Water flows from the eastern end of Balch Pond into the Little Ossipee River, a tributary of the Saco River.

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