| Island Pond | |
|---|---|
 Island Pond | |
  Island Pond  Island Pond | |
| Location | Rockingham County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 42°52′3″N71°12′48″W / 42.86750°N 71.21333°W /42.86750; -71.21333 |
| Primary inflows | Taylor Brook; Drew Brook; Wash Pond Brook |
| Primary outflows | Spicket River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Max. width | 0.6 mi (0.97 km) |
| Surface area | 532 acres (2.15 km2) |
| Average depth | 34 feet (10 m) |
| Max. depth | 70 feet (21 m) |
| Surface elevation | 205 feet (62.5 m) |
| Islands | Governors Island; Escumbuit Island; Loon Island; Chase Island; Sheep Island; Pine Island; George's Island; Muskrat Island |
| Settlements | Derry;Hampstead,Atkinson |
Island Pond[1] (sometimes referred to locally asBig Island Pond) is a 532-acre (215 ha)[2] water body located inRockingham County in southernNew Hampshire, in the towns ofDerry,Hampstead andAtkinson.
The pond is at the head of theSpicket Riverwatershed, which feeds into theMerrimack River inLawrence, Massachusetts. The pond was formed from the merger of Perch Pond in Hampstead and Lake Wentworth in Derry in 1878, when a new dam raised the water level by 8.5 feet (2.6 m).[3]
The pond is named forGovernor's Island, a 231-acre (90 ha) island that lies within it. The island in turn is named forBenning Wentworth, colonial governor ofNew Hampshire, who built a summer residence on the north end of the island called Birch Farm. A smaller island is named after the Native American chiefEscumbuit.[4]
The lake is classified as a cold and warmwater fishery and containslargemouth andsmallmouth bass,brook trout,rainbow trout,brown trout,chain pickerel,horned pout,white perch,black crappie, andbluegill.[5]
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