Province Lake

Province Lake
Location	Carroll County, New Hampshire; York County, Maine
Coordinates	43°41′24″N 70°59′32″W / 43.69000°N 70.99222°W / 43.69000; -70.99222Coordinates: 43°41′24″N 70°59′32″W / 43.69000°N 70.99222°W / 43.69000; -70.99222
Type	eutrophic
Primary inflows	Hobbs Brook
Primary outflows	South River
Catchment area	7.1 square miles (18 km²)
Basin countries	United States

Max. length	1.7 mi (2.7 km)
Max. width	1.4 mi (2.3 km)
Surface area	968 acres (392 ha)
Average depth	9 feet (2.7 m)
Max. depth	17 ft (5.2 m)
Surface elevation	480 ft (150 m)

Settlements	South Effingham and Wakefield, New Hampshire; Parsonsfield, Maine

Province Lake is a 968-acre (392 ha)^[1] water body located on the border between New Hampshire and Maine in the United States. Approximately 950 acres (380 ha) of the lake lie in the towns of Effingham and Wakefield, New Hampshire, with the remainder in Parsonsfield, Maine. Its outlet is the South River, flowing north to the Ossipee River, a tributary of the Saco River.

Province Lake's maximum depth is between 15 and 17 feet (4.6 and 5.2 m), quite shallow for a New Hampshire lake, so there are no coldwater fish within. It is fed by several wetland areas, one named stream (Hobbs Brook), and by underwater springs. The quality of the water is high. The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including smallmouth and largemouth bass, chain pickerel, and horned pout.^[1] Loons, an eagle, great blue heron, and occasional mergansers are seen at the lake.

References

1 2 "Province Lake, Effingham, Wakefield" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

Saco River watershed

Tributaries	Bearcamp River Beech River Charles River Chocorua River Cold River Cold River (Bearcamp) Cutler River Dan Hole River Deer River Dry River East Branch Saco River East Branch Whiteface River East Fork East Branch Saco River Ellis River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Lovell River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Mill Brook New River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Pequawket Brook Pine River Rocky Branch Sawyer River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Swift River Swift River (Bearcamp) Tenmile River West Branch West Branch Tenmile River Whiteface River Wonalancet River

Lakes	Lake Arrowhead Balch Pond Barker Pond Broad Bay Chocorua Lake Conway Lake Dan Hole Pond Echo Lake Hancock Pond Kezar Lake Lovewell Pond Moose Pond Ossipee Lake Pine River Pond Province Lake Sand Pond Silver Lake Skelton Dam

Towns	Acton Arundel Baldwin Bartlett Biddeford Bridgton Brownfield Buxton Chocorua Conway Cornish Dayton Denmark Eaton Effingham Freedom Fryeburg Hart's Location Hiram Hollis Limerick Limington Lovell Lyman Madison Newfield Ossipee Parsonsfield Porter Saco Sebago Shapleigh Standish Stoneham Stow Sweden Tamworth Tuftonboro Wakefield Waterboro Waterford

Landmarks	Crawford Notch Maine Central Railroad U.S. Route 302 White Mountains

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Province Lake

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