Island Pond (Stoddard, New Hampshire)

Island Pond
Island Pond
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Location	Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°4′0″N 72°5′3″W / 43.06667°N 72.08417°W / 43.06667; -72.08417
Primary inflows	Highland Lake
Primary outflows	tributary of North Branch Contoocook River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	1.1 mi (1.8 km)
Max. width	0.7 mi (1.1 km)
Surface area	179 acres (0.7 km2)
Average depth	8 ft (2.4 m)
Max. depth	15 ft (4.6 m)
Surface elevation	1,283 feet (391 m)
Settlements	Stoddard

Island Pond is a 179-acre (0.72 km²)^[1] water body located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Stoddard. It is fed primarily by the outflow from Highland Lake, and its outlet is a tributary of the North Branch Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery and contains largemouth and smallmouth bass, rock bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and horned pout.^[2]