Back Lake is a water body located in
Coos County in northern
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
, United States, in the town of
Pittsburg. It is part of the
Connecticut River watershed. It is situated north of
Lake Francis and west of
First Connecticut Lake.
U.S. Route 3
U.S. Route 3 (US 3) is a United States highway running from Cambridge, Massachusetts, through New Hampshire, to the Canada–US border near Third Connecticut Lake, where it connects to Quebec Route 257.
Massachusetts Route 3 connects to ...
passes by Back Lake's eastern shore.
The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species including
brook trout,
rainbow trout,
brown trout, and
brown bullhead
The brown bullhead (''Ameiurus nebulosus'') is a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead (''Ameiurus melas'') and yellow bullhead (''Am ...
.
There are numerous cabins around the lake, and two public boat launch locations. Boats on the lake are generally restricted to a maximum speed of , and
skicraft have been banned since 2004.
See also
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List of lakes in New Hampshire
This is a list of lakes and ponds in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services lists 944 lakes and impoundments in their ''Official List of Public Waters''. The water bodies that are listed include nat ...
References
Lakes of Coös County, New Hampshire
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