Dan Hole Pond

Lake in Carroll County, New Hampshire

43°43′30″N 71°13′24″W / 43.72500°N 71.22333°W / 43.72500; -71.22333Primary inflowsBodge BrookPrimary outflowsDan Hole RiverBasin countriesUnited StatesMax. length1.6 mi (2.6 km)Max. width0.6 mi (1.0 km)Surface area443 acres (1.8 km²)Average depth57 ft (17 m)Max. depth130 ft (40 m)Surface elevation827 ft (252 m)SettlementsOssipee; Tuftonboro

Dan Hole Pond is a 443-acre (1.8 km²)^[1] water body located in Carroll County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Ossipee and Tuftonboro. The pond is situated on the south side of the Ossipee Mountains. Water exits Dan Hole Pond via the Dan Hole River, part of the Ossipee Lake watershed and ultimately that of the Saco River in Maine.

Dan Hole Pond has a maximum depth of 130 feet (40 m), but averages closer to 50 feet (15 m). The altitude of the pond is 827 feet (252 m) above sea level. The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species including landlocked salmon, brook trout, lake trout, chain pickerel, and horned pout.^[2]

References

^ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system Archived August 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Dan Hole Pond, Ossipee/Tuftonboro" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

Saco River watershed

Tributaries

Maine	Charles River Cold River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Saco River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Tenmile River West Branch Tenmile River
New Hampshire	Bearcamp River Beech River Chocorua River Cold River (Bearcamp River) Cold River 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 Little Cold River Lovell River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Mill Brook New River Ossipee River Pequawket Brook Pine River Rocky Branch Saco River Sawyer River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Swift River (Bearcamp River) Swift River (Saco River) West Branch Whiteface River Wildcat Brook Wonalancet River

Maine