Broad Bay is a 431-acre (1.74 km2)[1] freshwater lake located in Carroll County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Freedom and Ossipee. Broad Bay is part of a chain of four lakes with identical water levels, due to a dam located downstream in Effingham Falls. Upstream, a channel connects Broad Bay to Ossipee Lake, while a channel leads downstream through Leavitt Bay and Berry Bay to the start of the Ossipee River, which flows east into Maine and the Saco River.
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| Location | Carroll County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 43°48′21″N 71°06′05″W / 43.80583°N 71.10139°W |
| Primary inflows | Ossipee Lake |
| Primary outflows | Ossipee River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2.1 mi (3.4 km) |
| Max. width | 0.6 mi (0.97 km) |
| Surface area | 464 acres (1.88 km2) |
| Average depth | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Max. depth | 73 ft (22 m) |
| Surface elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Islands | 1 |
| Settlements | Freedom; Ossipee |
Broad Bay is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery, with observed species including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, lake trout, landlocked salmon, chain pickerel, yellow perch, white perch, sunfish, and brown bullhead.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Broad Bay, Ossipee, Freedom" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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