Bellamy Reservoir

Bellamy Reservoir

Infobox lake
lake_name = Bellamy Reservoir
image_lake = Bellamy Dam, Madbury, NH.jpg
caption_lake = Bellamy Reservoir dam in Madbury
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Strafford County, New Hampshire
coords = coord|43|11|17|N|70|57|13|W|type:waterbody_region:US-NH|display=inline,title
type = Reservoir
inflow = Bellamy River, Mallego Brook
outflow = Bellamy River
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length = convert|3.2|mi|km|abbr=on
width = convert|0.5|mi|km|1|abbr=on
area = convert|382|acre|ha|abbr=on
depth =
max-depth =
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = convert|125|ft|m|abbr=on
islands =
cities = Madbury

Bellamy Reservoir is a 382 acre (155 ha) [ [http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system] ] impoundment located in Strafford County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Madbury. It serves as the primary water supply for the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Its outlet is the Bellamy River, a tributary of Great Bay, a tidal estuary connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Piscataqua River.

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