Highland Lake (Stoddard, New Hampshire)

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Highland Lake
Highland Lake - Islands on the lake
Islands on the lake
Location Sullivan County and Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°6′2″N, 72°5′22″WCoordinates: 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
The shores of Highland Lake in the summertime


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