Franklin Pierce Lake

Franklin Pierce Lake, also known as Jackman Reservoir,^[1] is a 483-acre (2.0 km²)^[2] 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 in a log cabin, the site of which is now under the lake.^[3] The lake impounds the North Branch of the Contoocook River and lies within the Merrimack River watershed.

Franklin Pierce Lake
Jackman Reservoir
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Location	Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°5′54″N 71°57′10″W
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	North Branch Contoocook River
Primary outflows	North Branch Contoocook River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	2.8 mi (4.5 km)
Max. width	0.7 mi (1.1 km)
Surface area	483 acres (2.0 km2)
Average depth	10 ft (3.0 m)
Max. depth	30 ft (9.1 m)
Surface elevation	764 ft (233 m)
Settlements	Hillsborough; Antrim

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including rainbow trout, brown trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, horned pout, white perch, northern pike, bluegill, and black crappie.^[1]

See also

• New Hampshire portal

• List of lakes in New Hampshire
• New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 203: Stone Arch Bridges

References

1. "Jackman Reservoir, Hillsboro, Antrim" (PDF). NH Fish & Game. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
2. New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system Archived August 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
3. "FRANKLIN PIERCE'S BIRTHPLACE, NEW HAMPSHIRE". clui.org. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

External links

• Map of the lake and its access points via NH.gov