Weare Reservoir

Weare Reservoir
Lake Horace

View upstream from the dam
Location Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°5′54″N 71°47′5″W / 43.09833°N 71.78472°W / 43.09833; -71.78472Coordinates: 43°5′54″N 71°47′5″W / 43.09833°N 71.78472°W / 43.09833; -71.78472
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Piscataquog River
Primary outflows Piscataquog River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Max. width 0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Surface area 268 acres (1.08 km2)
Average depth 14 ft (4.3 m)
Max. depth 32 ft (9.8 m)
Surface elevation 651 feet (198 m)
Settlements Weare

Weare Reservoir is a 268-acre (1.08 km2)[1] impoundment on the Piscataquog River in Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Weare. The reservoir is also known as Lake Horace.

It is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth and largemouth bass, chain pickerel, horned pout, and black crappie.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weare Reservoir, Weare" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved September 5, 2014.


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