Surry Mountain Lake

Surry Mountain Lake
Surry Mountain Dam and Lake on the Ashuelot River
Location of Surry Mountain Lake in New Hampshire, USA.
Location of Surry Mountain Lake in New Hampshire, USA.
Surry Mountain Lake
Location of Surry Mountain Lake in New Hampshire, USA.
Location of Surry Mountain Lake in New Hampshire, USA.
Surry Mountain Lake
LocationSurry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Coordinates42°59′54″N 72°18′35″W / 42.99833°N 72.30972°W / 42.99833; -72.30972
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsAshuelot River
Primary outflowsAshuelot River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Max. width0.6 mi (0.97 km)
Surface area353 acres (1.43 km2)
Average depth5 ft (1.5 m)
Max. depth14 ft (4.3 m)
Surface elevation502 feet (153 m)
SettlementsSurry

Surry Mountain Lake is a 353-acre (1.43 km2)[1] impoundment on the Ashuelot River in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Surry.

The reservoir was built to protect downstream communities, such as Keene, from flooding. Surry Mountain Dam was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1941 as an earthen rock-fill structure. Its height is 83 feet (25 m), its length is 1,800 feet (550 m) at the crest, with a maximum capacity of 44,000 acre-feet and a normal capacity of 1,320 acre-feet. Both dam and reservoir are owned by the Corps of Engineers.[2]

The lake 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

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  1. ^ a b "Surry Mountain Res., Surry" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Surry Mountain Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-08-20.