Lake Winnipesaukee Facts

• Pronunciation: WI-ni-puh-SAW-kee
• Means "beautiful water in high place". A second interpetation from Indian folklore is "The smile of the great spirit"
• 55,685 acres of water, 283 miles of shoreline, 78 sq miles, 202 sq km
• 625 billion gallons of water
• 270 islands, largest is 750 acres
• Elevation: 504 feet above sea level
• Deepest point: 187 feet
• Average depth: 43 feet
• 6 mapped shipwrecks
• Clarity in Wolfeboro Bay is 25 feet (Sechi disc transparency)
• Freezes over between late December and early January

Winnipesaukee Ice Out Dates
Official ice out is declared when the M/S Mount Washington can reach all 4 of its ports without touching ice. This usually occurs during April. The earliest recorded ice out was March 28th, 1921 and the latest was May 12th, 1888.

Coldwater Species

• Brook Trout
• Rainbow Trout
• Brown Trout
• Landlocked Salmon
• Lake Trout
• Whitefish

Warmwater Species

• Smallmouth Bass
• Largemouth Bass
• Pickerel
• Horned Pout
• White Perch
• Northern Pike
• Walleye
• Black Crappie
• Bluegill
• Yellow Perch