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Baxter Lake is a 302.1-acre (1.223 km 2) water body located in Strafford County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Farmington and the city of Rochester. It is part of the Cocheco River watershed , a tributary of the Piscataqua River .
Website. www .wildlife .state .nh .us. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department ( NHF&G) is a department within the government of New Hampshire in the United States. The Fish and Game Department manages New Hampshire 's fish, game, and aquatic plant resources.
Farmington, New Hampshire. / 43.38972°N 71.06556°W / 43.38972; -71.06556. Farmington is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,722 at the 2020 census. [4] Farmington is home to Blue Job State Forest, the Tebbetts Hill Reservation, and Baxter Lake. [5]
Lake Sunapee. A view between Great Island and Little Island. / 43.37583°N 72.05639°W / 43.37583; -72.05639. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Lake Sunapee is located within Sullivan County and Merrimack County in western New Hampshire, the United States. It is the fifth-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire.
At 3,071 acres (1,243 ha), it is the eighth-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire. It is the lowest in elevation and largest in surface area of the four Connecticut Lakes. Fish species include landlocked salmon and lake trout. The lake has average and maximum depths of 56 feet (17 m) and 163 feet (50 m), respectively.
The Cochecho River (incorrectly Cocheco River) is a tributary of the Piscataqua River, 38.3 miles (61.6 km) long, [1] in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It rises in northern Strafford County and runs southeastward, through the town of Farmington and the cities of Rochester and Dover, where it provides hydroelectric power.
The lake is stocked with trout by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department . Mascoma Lake often has a spring cyanobacteria bloom. Recent studies suggest that significant exposure to high levels of cyanobacteria producing toxins such as BMAA can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Farmington (CDP), New Hampshire. / 43.39111°N 71.06500°W / 43.39111; -71.06500. Farmington is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 3,824 at the 2020 census, [2] out of 6,722 in the entire town.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department stocks the lake for recreational fishing. The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery, with observed species including rainbow trout , landlocked salmon , lake trout , smallmouth bass , chain pickerel , and horned pout .
The section of the river immediately downstream of the Mascoma Lake dam is reserved for fly fishing only, while other portions of the river are open for all types of fishermen. The river is stocked by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department .