Sunset Lake (Lakes Region, New Hampshire)

Updated on Dec 12, 2024

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Basin countries United States Max. width 0.5 mi (0.80 km) Average depth 18 ft (5.5 m) Surface elevation 246 m Length 2.1 km Cities Alton, Gilmanton		Max. length 1.3 mi (2.1 km) Surface area 253 acres (1.02 km) Area 102 ha Mean depth 5.5 m Outflow location Suncook River

Primary outflows tributary of Suncook River Similar Suncook Lakes, Halfmoon Lake, Lake Kanasatka, Lovell Lake, Merrymeeting Lake

Sunset Lake is a 253-acre (1.02 km²) water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Gilmanton and Alton. Water from Sunset Lake flows south to Crystal Lake, the head of the Suncook River, which flows to the Merrimack River and ultimately the Gulf of Maine.

Map of Sunset Lake, New Hampshire, USA

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including smallmouth and largemouth bass, rainbow smelt, chain pickerel, brown bullhead, sunfish, and yellow perch.

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