Crescent Lake Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Crescent Lake in Carroll County, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
2 of these launches include facility details from New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (via NH GRANIT).
Crescent Lake facts
| Surface area | 147 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 86 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 3.3 miles |
| Surface elevation | 530 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Crescent Lake Dam, completed 1854 |
| Dam size | 15 ft high, 131 ft long, concrete dam |
| Dam purposes | Recreation |
| Dam owner | TOWN OF WOLFEBORO (Local Government) |
| Normal storage | 12,700 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Smith River |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID NH00309). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Crescent Lake
Most-observed birds: Wood Duck (5), Great Blue Heron (4), Canada Goose (3), Song Sparrow (3), Red-winged Blackbird (3), Eastern Kingbird (3), Black-capped Chickadee (3), Common Merganser (2), Hooded Merganser (2), Cedar Waxwing (2).
Other wildlife: Gray Treefrog (3), Eastern Musk Turtle (2), Painted Turtle (2), Bobcat (2), American Beaver (2), Pickerel Frog (2).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (40 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
- Mast Landing Boat LaunchWolfeboro · Crescent Lake · fee: no
- Crescent Lake Boat Rampnear Newport · Crescent Lake · fee: no
Counties
- Carroll County (1)
- Sullivan County (1)