Spectacle Pond Boat Ramps

2 boat launches are mapped on Spectacle Pond in Grafton County, Belknap County, New Hampshire.

2 of these launches include facility details from New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (via NH GRANIT).

Spectacle Pond facts

Surface area53 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 20 ft (modelled estimate)
Water volumeabout 819 acre-feet (modelled)
Shoreline lengthabout 1.7 miles
Surface elevation820 ft above sea level
DamSpectacle Pond Dam, completed 1915
Dam size7 ft high, 46 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesRecreation
Dam ownerPrivately owned
Normal storage115 acre-feet
Impounded streamTr Cockermouth 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 NH00043). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Wildlife you might see at Spectacle Pond

Most-observed birds: Wild Turkey (1), Turkey Vulture (1).

Other wildlife: American Toad (3), Common Raccoon (2), Eastern Newt (1), Common Garter Snake (1), American Black Bear (1), Coyote (1).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (10 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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