Ashuelot Pond is a 368-acre (149 ha)[1] water body located in Sullivan County in western New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Washington. It is situated along the upper reaches of the Ashuelot River, a tributary of the Connecticut River.
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| Location | Sullivan County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 43°09′05″N 72°08′57″W / 43.15139°N 72.14917°W |
| Primary inflows | Ashuelot River |
| Primary outflows | Ashuelot River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2.9 mi (4.7 km) |
| Max. width | 0.7 mi (1.1 km) |
| Surface area | 360 acres (150 ha) |
| Average depth | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Max. depth | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Surface elevation | 1,443 ft (440 m) |
| Settlements | Washington |
The pond is good for boating, fishing, and wildlife watching. Personal water craft with a capacity of two passengers or less are prohibited by the state of New Hampshire. The pond mostly has a muddy bottom.
The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, horned pout, and American eel.[2]
Pond associations include the Ashuelot Pond Association and the LAE Association.
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edit- ^ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system Archived 2013-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ashuelot Pond, Washington" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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