Sunset Lake (Lakes Region, New Hampshire)

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Sunset Lake
Location Belknap County, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°28′20″N, 71°18′16″WCoordinates: 43°28′20″N, 71°18′16″W
Primary outflows tributary of Suncook River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 1.3 mi (2.1 km)
Max. width 0.5 mi (0.80 km)
Surface area 253 acres (1.02 km²)
Surface elevation 806 ft (246 m)
Islands 3
Settlements Gilmanton; Alton

Sunset Lake is a 253-acre (1.02 km²)[1] water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, in the towns of Gilmanton and Alton. Water from Sunset Lake flows south to Crystal Lake, the head of the Suncook River, which flows to the Merrimack River and ultimately the Gulf of Maine.

[edit] References

  1. ^ New Hampshire GRANIT database