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- Lake Winnipesaukee has a surface
area of about 72 Square Miles, or 44,586 acres.
- The New Hampshire State Animal is
the white tailed deer.
- There are 244 islands dotting Lake
Winnipesaukee. This figure will vary, depending on where you
draw the line between a big rock and a small island.
- The New Hampshire State Gem is
Smokey Quartz.
- Lake Winnipesaukee has about 178
miles of shoreline.
- The New Hampshire State Mineral is
Beryl.
- The shoreline of just Lake
Winnipesaukee's islands is about 101 miles.
- The driving distance around Lake
Winnipesaukee is about 63 Miles.
- Lake Winnipesaukee is only
504 feet above sea level.
- The maximum depth of Lake
Winnipesaukee is about 213 Feet.
- Fish found in Winnipesaukee
include salmon, rainbow trout, brook trout, lake trout, smallmouth
bass, largemouth bass, pickerel, yellow perch, white perch,
hornpout, cusk, smelt, and whitefish.
- The smallest island in Lake
Winnipesaukee is called Becky's Garden. It's about 10 feet
wide and varies with the water level.
- Rattlesnake Island, near the
southeastern tip of Lake Winnipesaukee, has a 400 foot rocky peak
that can be climbed.
- Lake Winnipesaukee's largest
islands include Long Island, which is bridged, and Bear Island.
- The New Hampshire State Freshwater
Game Fish is Brook Trout
- Winnipesaukee is an Indian term
meaning "Smile Of The Great Sprit."
- The New Hampshire State Saltwater
Game Fish is Striped Bass.
- Lake Winnipesaukee has three
islands with the same name, all called Loon.
- Some interesting island names:
Overnight, Spider, Rattlesnake, Scavenger, Winch, Upper Shoe,
Winch, Little Barndoor, Sleepers, Gichigumi, Little Whortleberry,
Huck, Little Ganzey, Guay.
- There is an Island on
Winnipesaukee called "Nine Acres" which is actually
thirteen acres in size.
- The flow of water leaving Lake
Winnipesaukee at the Lakeport Dam is measured in cubic feet per
second. At near full blast, the damn can release 1.24 billion
gallons of water per day, or about enough water to lower the level
of Lake Winnipesaukee just one inch. -Bizer
- Lake Winnipesaukee's Stonedam
Island has a wildlife preserve that can be visited only by boat.
- The New Hampshire State Tree is
The white birch.
- The official Lake Winnipesaukee
Ice-Out is determined when the Mt. Washington can successfully
navigate to all it ports of call.
- The most ice outs have occurred in
April, specifically April 12th. Ice out has occurred in may and as
early as march.
- The New Hampshire State Rock is
Granite.
- Lake Winnipesaukee typically
freezes over in early to mid January.
- The New Hampshire State Flower is
The purple lilac.
- The New Hampshire State Amphibian
is The red-spotted newt.
- Lake temperatures can vary widely
depending on the weather. Sunny summers can heat the lake up to 79
degrees. Cloudy summers can hold the water between 67 and 74
degrees.
- The oldest summer resort town in
the US, Wolfeboro, is located on the Winnipesaukee.
- The New Hampshire State Insect is
The ladybug.
- There are over 273 lakes and ponds
in the Lakes Region.
- How did Weirs Beach get it's
name? The natives, a long, long, time ago built a basket,
called a weir, to capture the abundant fish, called shad, that
migrated through the Weirs Channel on their way from Lake
Winnipesaukee to the Merrimack river and eventually out to the
sea. The constant use of weirs in the Weirs Channel led to the
nickname, Weirs Beach.
- New Hampshire has 1300 lakes or
ponds.
- New Hampshire has about 40 rivers
with a total mileage of about 41,800 miles.
- New Hampshire has 4 nicknames.
They are the Granite State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain
State, and the Switzerland of America.
- Our State Capitol is Concord and
it is the seat of New Hampshire government. It is centrally
located in the state on the Merrimack River.
- The New Hampshire State Butterfly
is Karner Blue.
- The New Hampshire State Sport is
Skiing.
- New Hampshire State Population is
1,185,000 (1998 estimates)
- New Hampshire has 277 Square miles
of lakes.
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, 13
municipalities, 221 towns and 22 unincorporated places.
- The New Hampshire State Motto is
Live Free Or Die.
- The karner blue butterfly, lynx,
bald eagle, short nose sturgeon, Sunapee trout, Atlantic salmon
and dwarf wedge mussel are on the State's endangered species list.
- The New Hampshire State Bird is
The purple finch.
- The New Hampshire State Wildflower
is Pink Ladyslipper.
- The highest point is Mount
Washington at 6,288 feet.
- The highest wind gust in the world
was recorded on top of Mt. Washington. 231 MPH.
- Threatened NH animals include the
pine marten, arctic tern, purple martin, peregrine falcon, whip-por-will
and osprey.
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