Jenness Pond is a 267-acre (108 ha)[1] water body located primarily in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Northwood. A small portion of the pond at its northwest end lies in Pittsfield in Merrimack County. The pond's outlet, Jenness Brook (called Narrows Brook farther downstream), is a feeder of Northwood Lake, part of the Suncook River / Merrimack River / Gulf of Maine watershed.
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| Location | Rockingham County and Merrimack County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 43°15′26″N 71°15′8″W / 43.25722°N 71.25222°W |
| Primary outflows | Jenness Brook |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) |
| Max. width | 0.7 mi (1.1 km) |
| Surface area | 267 acres (1.08 km2) |
| Average depth | 9 feet (2.7 m) |
| Max. depth | 28 feet (8.5 m) |
| Surface elevation | 658 ft (201 m) |
| Settlements | Northwood; Pittsfield |
The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery and contains largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, and horned pout.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system Archived 2013-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jenness Pond, Northwood" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
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