Bellamy Reservoir
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Location | Strafford County, New Hampshire |
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Lake type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Bellamy River, Mallego Brook |
Primary outflows | Bellamy River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 3.2 mi (5.1 km) |
Max. width | 0.5 mi (0.8 km) |
Surface area | 382 acres (155 ha) |
Surface elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
Settlements | Madbury |
Bellamy Reservoir is a 382 acre (155 ha)[1] impoundment located in Strafford County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Madbury. It serves as the primary water supply for the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Its outlet is the Bellamy River, a tributary of Great Bay, a tidal estuary connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Piscataqua River.