Squam Lake

The Squam Lake is a lake northwest of the much larger Lake Winnipesaukee in the center of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.

Located just south of the White Mountains at the contact point of Grafton County, Carroll County and Belknap County. The largest town on its banks is Holderness.

Its area is 27.5 km ² and its maximum extension 11.3 km in length and 7.4 km in width. The Squam Lake is the second largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire.

The Squam Lake drained through a short natural runoff in the Little Squam Lake and then through a dam at the head of the Squam River at Ashland in the Pemigewasset River.

His original name was Keeseenunknipee what, the lake of geese in the highlands ' meant and was shortened by white settlers around the year 1779 to around Casumpa or Kusumpy. In the early years of the 19th century, the lake was given a different name in the language of the Abenaki, Asquam, the 'water' meant. Finally, the lake got its present name in the early 20th century.

The movie On Golden Pond (1981 ) was filmed here and two boat excursion tours with starting point in Holderness lead visitors into the sets.

Islands

The Squam Lake are about 28 named islands and numerous smaller, unnamed islands. The named islands are:

• Iceland Basin
• Birch Iceland
• Bowman Iceland
• Chocorua ( Church) Iceland
• Duck Iceland
• Great Iceland
• Groton Iceland
• High Haith
• Hoag Iceland
• Hubble Iceland
• Kate Iceland
• Kent Iceland
• Kimball Iceland
• Laurel Iceland
• Little Loon Iceland
• Long Iceland
• Loon Iceland
• Merrill Iceland
• Mink Iceland
• Mooney Iceland
• Mouse Iceland
• Otter Iceland
• Perch Iceland
• Potato Iceland
• Sheep Iceland
• Three Sisters
• Utopia Iceland
• Yard Iceland

The largest island of them is with an area of ​​98 hectares High Haith.