Massabesic Lake Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Massabesic Lake in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
2 of these launches include facility details from New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (via NH GRANIT).
Massabesic Lake facts
| Surface area | 2,561 acres |
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| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 22 ft (modelled estimate) |
| Water volume | about 56,020 acre-feet (modelled) |
| Shoreline length | about 25.1 miles |
| Surface elevation | 251 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Massabesic Lake Dam, completed 1873 |
| Dam size | 30 ft high, 500 ft long, concrete dam |
| Dam purposes | Water Supply |
| Dam owner | MANCHESTER WATER WORKS (Local Government) |
| Normal storage | 2,694 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Cohas Brook |
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 NH00103). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Massabesic Lake
Most-observed birds: Great Blue Heron (19), Tree Swallow (19), Common Loon (17), Mallard (16), Eastern Bluebird (15), American Goldfinch (15), Black-capped Chickadee (14), Gray Catbird (11), Song Sparrow (10), American Robin (10).
Other wildlife: American Toad (19), North American Green Frog (17), American Bullfrog (15), Common Garter Snake (14), Painted Turtle (13), White-tailed Deer (11).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (118 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
- Candia Road Boat Launchnear South Hooksett · Massabesic Lake · fee: no
- Deerneck Bridge Cartop Launchnear South Hooksett · Massabesic Lake · fee: no