Franklin Pierce Lake

Franklin Pierce Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Franklin Pierce Lake
image_lake =
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
coords = coord|43|5|54|N|71|57|10|W|type:waterbody_region:US|display=inline,title
type = Reservoir
inflow = North Branch Contoocook River
outflow = North Branch Contoocook River
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length = 2.8 mi (4.5 km)
width = 0.7 mi (1.1 km)
area = convert|483|acre|km2|1
depth =
max-depth =
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 764 ft (233 m)
islands =
cities = Hillsborough; Antrim

Franklin Pierce Lake is a convert|483|acre|km2|1|sing=on [ [http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system] ] reservoir located in Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Hillsborough and Antrim. It is named for Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, who was born in Hillsborough at a site now inundated by the lakeFact|date=December 2007. The lake impounds the North Branch of the Contoocook River and lies within the Merrimack River watershed.

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