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Sunapee Lake is a Lake in Merrimack, New Hampshire.
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Lake Sunapee is located within Sullivan County and Merrimack County in western New Hampshire, the United States. It is the fifth-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire.
The lake is approximately 8.1 miles (13.0 km) long (north-south) and from 0.5 to 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide (east-west), covering 6.5 square miles (4,136 acres), with a maximum depth of 142 feet (43 m). It contains eight islands (Great Island, Burkehaven Island, Star Island, Little Island, Loon Lighthouse Island, Emerald Island, Treasure Island and Minute Island) and is indented by several peninsulas and lake fingers, a combination which yields a total shoreline of some 70 miles (110 km). There are seven sandy beach areas including Mount Sunapee State Park beach; some with restricted town access. There are six boat ramps to access the lake at Sunapee Harbor, Georges Mills, Newbury and Mount Sunapee State Park, Burkehaven Marina, and a private marina. The lake contains three lighthouses on the National register. The driving distance around the lake is 25 miles (40 km) with many miles of lake water view. The lake is 1,093 feet (333 m) above sea level.
The lake's outlet is in Sunapee Harbor, the headway for the Sugar River, which flows west through Newport and Claremont to the Connecticut River and then to the Atlantic Ocean. The lake discharges about 250 cubic feet per second (on average), and the Sugar River drops approximately 800 feet (240 m) on its 27-mile (43 km) journey to the Connecticut River.
Lake Trout (which bred out the lake's Golden Trout); Landlocked Salmon (Atlantic Salmon) requiring deep, pure cold water; Smallmouth Bass; Chain Pickerel; Yellow Perch; Brown Bullhead Catfish; Rock Bass (Red Eye Bass)—predatory, introduced accidentally into the lake, population controlled with children's fishing contests; Rainbow Smelt; Burbot (Ling Cod).
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Solar Lunar Best Fishing Times - Sunapee Lake, New Hampshire
Sunapee Lake, New Hampshire - Solar Lunar Chart - February 8, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | Waning Gibbous | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 6:57 Transit 12:02 Set 17:09 | Fish Major Periods 0:00 - 0:00 14:35 - 17:05 | Activity Minor Periods 6:25 - 7:55 17:59 - 19:29 | Day Rating |
Sunapee Lake, New Hampshire - Solar Lunar Chart - February 9, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | Waning Gibbous | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 6:55 Transit 12:02 Set 17:10 | Fish Major Periods 0:32 - 3:02 15:25 - 17:55 | Activity Minor Periods 6:54 - 8:24 19:11 - 20:41 | Day Rating |
Sunapee Lake, New Hampshire - Solar Lunar Chart - February 10, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | Waning Gibbous | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 6:54 Transit 12:02 Set 17:11 | Fish Major Periods 1:22 - 3:52 16:16 - 18:46 | Activity Minor Periods 7:24 - 8:54 20:24 - 21:54 | Day Rating |
Sunapee Lake, New Hampshire - Solar Lunar Chart - February 11, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | Waning Gibbous | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 6:53 Transit 12:02 Set 17:13 | Fish Major Periods 2:13 - 4:43 17:08 - 19:38 | Activity Minor Periods 7:54 - 9:24 21:38 - 23:08 | Day Rating |
Sunapee Lake, New Hampshire - Solar Lunar Chart - February 12, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | Waning Gibbous | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 6:51 Transit 12:02 Set 17:14 | Fish Major Periods 3:06 - 5:36 18:02 - 20:32 | Activity Minor Periods 8:26 - 9:56 0:00 - 0:00 | Day Rating |
Businesses Located Near Sunapee Lake
Boating
- Lakeside Boat Rentals
- 86 Route 11d
- Alton Bay, New Hampshire
- (603) 875-5005
- Sargents Marina Cooper
- 63 Main St
- Sunapee, New Hampshire
- (603) 763-5036
- Brown's Auto & Marine
- 453 Sunapee St
- Newport, New Hampshire
- (603) 863-3322
Food
- Flat Street Bar & Restaurant
- 6 Flat St
- Brattleboro, Vermont
- (802) 257-1911
- Fairway Motel Lake Sunapee Country Club
- Route 11
- New London, New Hampshire
- (603) 526-6040
- Mv Kearsarge Restaurant Ship
- 1 Lake Ave
- Sunapee, New Hampshire
- (603) 938-6465
Gas / Convenience Store
- Convenience Store of Rindge NH
- 1207 Us-202
- Rindge, New Hampshire
- (603) 899-3100
- Jakes Fuel & Convenience
- 220 Newport Rd
- New London, New Hampshire
- (603) 526-4994
Real Estate
- Timbrell, Stefan - Country Houses Real Estate
- 370 Main St
- New London, New Hampshire
- (603) 526-4020
- Quackenbos, Bo - New London Agency-Real Estate
- 1294 Route 11
- Sunapee, New Hampshire
- (603) 763-7300
- Burns, Joe - Country Houses Real Estate
- 370 Main St
- New London, New Hampshire
- (603) 526-4020
Lodging
- The North House Vacation Rentals
- 16 Zadeda Farm Ln.
- Center Tuftonboro, New Hampshire
- (603) 765-3224
- Stratton Mountain Vacation Rental
- 19 High Meadow Rd
- Winhall, Vermont
- (914) 238-4498
- Timbrell, Stefan Partner - Country Houses Real Estate
- 895 Route 103
- New London, New Hampshire
- (603) 526-4020





































