| Lake Wicwas | |
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| Wickwas Lake | |
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| Location | Belknap County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 43°36′51″N71°33′9″W / 43.61417°N 71.55250°W /43.61417; -71.55250 |
| Primary inflows | Dolloff Brook |
| Primary outflows | tributary ofLake Winnisquam |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.7 mi (2.7 km) |
| Max. width | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) |
| Surface area | 350 acres (1.4 km2) |
| Average depth | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Max. depth | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Surface elevation | 504 ft (154 m) |
| Islands | 4 |
| Settlements | Meredith |
Lake Wicwas,[1] also known asWickwas Lake,[2] is a 350-acre (1.4 km2)[3] water body in theLakes Region of centralNew Hampshire, United States, in the town ofMeredith. Water from Lake Wicwas flows south toLake Winnisquam, then to theWinnipesaukee River, and ultimately to theMerrimack River.
The lake is classified as a warm-water fishery, with observed species includingsmallmouth andlargemouth bass,chain pickerel,horned pout, andblack crappie.[4]
Longstanding disagreement about how to spell the name of the lake led locals in 2019 to request that the state officially designate it as "Wicwas" without a K.[5] The requested spelling was adopted by the U.S.Board on Geographic Names in November 2019.[1]
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