Balch Pond

Lake in York County, Maine

43°36′58″N 70°58′39″W / 43.61611°N 70.97750°W / 43.61611; -70.97750TypeLake^[1]Primary outflowsLittle Ossipee RiverCatchment area14.3 square miles (37 km²)Basin countriesUnited StatesMax. length3.7 mi (6.0 km)Max. width1.7 mi (2.7 km)Surface area577 acres (2.34 km²)Average depth10 ft (3.0 m)Max. depth46 ft (14 m)Water volume6,578 acre⋅ft (8,114,000 m³)Residence time136 daysShore length¹10.1 miles (16.3 km)Surface elevation558 ft (170 m)SettlementsWakefield, New Hampshire;
Acton and Newfield, Maine¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Balch Pond ^[1] is a 577-acre (2.34 km²)^[2] water body located on the New Hampshire-Maine border, in the towns of Wakefield, New Hampshire, and Acton and Newfield, Maine. A northwest portion of the lake in New Hampshire is known as Stump Pond.^[3] Water flows from the eastern end of Balch Pond into the Little Ossipee River, a tributary of the Saco River.

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including largemouth bass, chain pickerel, brown bullhead, black crappie, yellow perch, and sunfish.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balch Pond
^ ^a ^b "Balch Pond, Wakefield" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stump Pond

Saco River watershed

Tributaries

Maine	Charles River Cold River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Saco River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Tenmile River West Branch Tenmile River
New Hampshire	Bearcamp River Beech River Chocorua River Cold River (Bearcamp River) Cold River Cutler River Dan Hole River Deer River Dry River East Branch Saco River East Branch Whiteface River East Fork East Branch Saco River Ellis River Little Cold River Lovell River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Mill Brook New River Ossipee River Pequawket Brook Pine River Rocky Branch Saco River Sawyer River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Swift River (Bearcamp River) Swift River (Saco River) West Branch Whiteface River Wildcat Brook Wonalancet River

Maine