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Echo Lake (Franconia Notch)

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Basin countries
  
United States

Max. width
  
0.2 mi (0.3 km)

Area
  
15 ha

Mean depth
  
4.3 m

Width
  
300 m

Max. length
  
0.4 mi (0.6 km)

Surface area
  
38.2 acres (15.5 ha)

Surface elevation
  
588 m

Length
  
644 m

Settlement
  
Cannon Mountain Ski Area

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Location
  
Grafton County, New Hampshire

Primary outflows
  
tributary of Lafayette Brook

Similar
  
Franconia Notch State Park, Cannon Mountain Ski Area, Artists Bluff, Flume Gorge, Cannon Mountain

Echo Lake is a 38.2-acre (15.5 ha) water body located in Franconia Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, at the foot of Cannon Mountain. The lake is in the Connecticut River watershed, near the height of land in Franconia Notch; water from the lake's outlet flows north via Lafayette Brook to the Gale River, then the Ammonoosuc River, and finally the Connecticut River to Long Island Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

Map of Echo Lake, Franconia, NH 03580, USA

Echo Lake lies in Franconia Notch State Park. The park's Cannon Mountain ski slopes rise directly to the southwest of the lake. Interstate 93 (the Franconia Notch Parkway) runs along the lake's eastern shore, and New Hampshire Route 18 passes the lake's northern shore, where a state park swimming beach is located. Artists Bluff, a hill with open ledges, rises north of the lake and provides views south over the lake into the center of Franconia Notch.

The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species including brook trout.

References

Echo Lake (Franconia Notch) Wikipedia