First Connecticut Lake

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First Connecticut Lake
Location Coos County, New Hampshire
Coordinates 45°5′37″N, 71°14′52″WCoordinates: 45°5′37″N, 71°14′52″W
Primary sources Connecticut River
Primary outflows Connecticut River
Basin countries United States
Max length 5.3 miles
Max width 2.7 miles
Surface area 3,071 acres
Surface elevation 1,638 feet
Settlements Pittsburg

First Connecticut Lake is located in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, in the town of Pittsburg. At 3,071 acres[1], it is the seventh-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire. It is the lowest (and largest) of a chain of lakes near the headwaters of the Connecticut River.

[edit] References

  1. ^ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system