Pawtuckaway Lake

Pawtuckaway Lake
Pawtuckaway Pond
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Location	Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°5′20″N 71°8′19″W / 43.08889°N 71.13861°W / 43.08889; -71.13861
Primary inflows	Mountain Brook Round Pond Brook Back Creek
Primary outflows	North outlet: tributary of Bean River South outlet: Pawtuckaway River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	3.5 mi (5.6 km)
Max. width	1.1 mi (1.8 km)
Surface area	784 acres (3.17 km2)
Average depth	9 ft (2.7 m)
Max. depth	50 ft (15 m)
Surface elevation	250 ft (76 m)
Islands	Big Island; Log Cabin Island; Horse Island; numerous islets
Settlements	Nottingham

Pawtuckaway Lake (official name Pawtuckaway Pond^[1]) is a 784-acre (3.17 km²)^[2] reservoir in Rockingham County in southeastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Nottingham. The lake is located in the Piscataqua River drainage basin.

The lake presently has two dams and three dikes. The dam on the southern end of the lake, Dolloff Dam, feeds the Pawtuckaway River, which flows southeast to the Lamprey River in the western part of the town of Epping. The dam at the north end of the lake, Drown's Dam, releases water to the Bean River, leading to the North River and ultimately the Lamprey River in the northern part of Epping.

Approximately half of the lake's shoreline consists of private homes with a mixture of seasonal and year-round residents. Most of the western side of Pawtuckaway Lake is occupied by Pawtuckaway State Park, a popular camping, swimming, boating, hiking, bouldering, and orienteering destination. Canoe orienteering events are held on the lake.