| Echo Lake | |
|---|---|
Echo Lake seen from theCannon Mountainaerial tramway in October 2008 | |
| Location | Grafton County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 44°10′31″N71°41′32″W / 44.17528°N 71.69222°W /44.17528; -71.69222 |
| Primary outflows | tributary of Lafayette Brook |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 0.4 mi (0.6 km) |
| Max. width | 0.2 mi (0.3 km) |
| Surface area | 38.2 acres (15.5 ha) |
| Average depth | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Max. depth | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Surface elevation | 1,930 ft (588 m) |
| Settlements | Cannon Mountain Ski Area |

Echo Lake is a 38.2-acre (15.5 ha) water body located inFranconia Notch in theWhite Mountains of the U.S state ofNew Hampshire, at the foot ofCannon Mountain.[1] The lake is in theConnecticut Riverwatershed, near theheight of land in Franconia Notch; water from the lake's outlet flows north via Lafayette Brook to theGale River, then theAmmonoosuc River, and finally the Connecticut River toLong Island Sound, an arm of theAtlantic Ocean.
Echo Lake lies inFranconia Notch State Park. The park'sCannon Mountain ski slopes rise directly to the southwest of the lake.Interstate 93 (the Franconia Notch Parkway) runs along the lake's eastern shore, andNew Hampshire Route 18 passes the lake's northern shore, where a state park swimming beach is located. Artists Bluff, a hill with open ledges, rises north of the lake and provides views south over the lake into the center of Franconia Notch.
The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species includingbrook trout.[2]
Echo Lake is called Drown Pond in a 1796 map and was listed as 25 acres, located in the 12th lots in the 8th and 9th ranges in Franconia.[3] A deed to Moses Howland from Alexander Jesseman in 1866 refer to the junction of the Gale River and Pond Brook.[4]
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