Silver Lake (Hollis, New Hampshire)
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Silver Lake is a small lake
in the town of Hollis
, New Hampshire
. Formerly surrounded by summer vacation cottages, most of these buildings have now been converted for use as year-round homes. Silver Lake State Park
occupies the northern end of the lakeshore. There is no public boat launch, although parking at the state park can allow carry-in boats.
Silver Lake is located on NH Route 122
, north of the town's traffic light. The lake at its deepest is 28 feet (8.5 m) deep, and there is a deep channel running down the middle of the lake that ranges from 16 to 28 ft (4.9 to 8.5 ) at the deepest. Fish species include largemouth bass
, yellow perch
, sunfish
, pickerel
, hornpout/catfish
, and a few very large common carp
. The lake is deep enough and has a continual supply of cold clean water from below which can support both rainbow
and brown trout
.
The lake has been tested for acceptable bacteria levels and as of 2006, the State of New Hampshire has deemed the lake acceptable for swimming.
The lake has many natural springs that provide fresh clean water, and the small dam at the north end of the lake near the state park controls the level and output. The output flows under NH 122 and goes into Dunklee Pond which then outflows to Pennichuck Brook, a tributary of the Merrimack River
.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the town of Hollis
Hollis, New Hampshire
Hollis is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,684 at the 2010 census. The town center village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hollis Village Historic District....
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. Formerly surrounded by summer vacation cottages, most of these buildings have now been converted for use as year-round homes. Silver Lake State Park
Silver Lake State Park (New Hampshire)
Silver Lake State Park is a small state park located on the northern shore of Silver Lake in the town of Hollis, New Hampshire. The park offers swimming at a sandy beach with a bathhouse, picnicking, and playground equipment. Also offered are kayak and paddle boat rentals, and a shop.The park is...
occupies the northern end of the lakeshore. There is no public boat launch, although parking at the state park can allow carry-in boats.
Silver Lake is located on NH Route 122
New Hampshire Route 122
New Hampshire Route 122 is a north–south highway in Hillsborough County in southeastern New Hampshire, United States...
, north of the town's traffic light. The lake at its deepest is 28 feet (8.5 m) deep, and there is a deep channel running down the middle of the lake that ranges from 16 to 28 ft (4.9 to 8.5 ) at the deepest. Fish species include largemouth bass
Largemouth bass
The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...
, yellow perch
Yellow perch
The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have six to eight dark, vertical bars on their sides...
, sunfish
Lepomis
Lepomis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The most recognizable species of the sixteen in this genus is the Bluegill....
, pickerel
American pickerel
The American pickerels are two subspecies of Esox americanus, a species of freshwater fish in the pike family of order Esociformes: the redfin pickerel, E. americanus americanus Gmelin, 1789, and the grass pickerel, E. americanus vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846.Both subspecies are native to North America...
, hornpout/catfish
Catfish
Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores...
, and a few very large common carp
Common carp
The Common carp is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction, but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive...
. The lake is deep enough and has a continual supply of cold clean water from below which can support both rainbow
Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea run rainbow trout usually returning to freshwater to spawn after 2 to 3 years at sea. In other words, rainbow trout and steelhead trout are the same species....
and brown trout
Brown trout
The brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....
.
The lake has been tested for acceptable bacteria levels and as of 2006, the State of New Hampshire has deemed the lake acceptable for swimming.
The lake has many natural springs that provide fresh clean water, and the small dam at the north end of the lake near the state park controls the level and output. The output flows under NH 122 and goes into Dunklee Pond which then outflows to Pennichuck Brook, a tributary of the Merrimack River
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport...
.