Massabesic Lake Vacation and Resort Properties

Massabesic Lake is formed by Massabesic Lake Dam on the Cohas Brook in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire and is used for flood control purposes. Construction of Massabesic Lake Dam was completed in 1873. At normal levels it has a surface area of 4.1 square miles. The dam is also known as Mill Dam. It is property of Manchester Water Works.

 

Massabesic Lake is in Manchester and Auburn, New Hampshire. Swimming and water skiing are prohibited, but fishing and boating are popular. The lake provides drinking water for the city of Manchester.

 

Nearby Attractions

Nashua National Fish Hatchery (15 miles)

The Nashua National Fish Hatchery supports the restoration of Atlantic salmon in central New England by providing salmon eggs for program needs. Eggs are obtained from adult sea run Atlantic salmon captured in the Merrimack River, and from domestic broodstock maintained at the hatchery. They are shipped to the North Attleboro NFH where they are incubated, hatched and transported to the headwaters of the rivers where they are released as unfed fry.Each year the Nashua NFH utilizes approximately... More

 
Lowell National Historical Park (23 miles)

The history of America's Industrial Revolution is commemorated in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Boott Cotton Mills Museum with its operating weave room of 88 power looms, "mill girl" boardinghouses, the Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit and guided tours tell the story of the transition from farm to factory, chronicle immigrant and labor history and trace industrial technology. The park includes textile mills, worker housing, 5.6 miles of canals, and 19th-century commercial buildings.... More

 
Hopkinton-Everett Lake (23 miles)

The 10,000 acre flood control project contains two developed recreational areas, Clough State Park operated by the State and Elm Brook Park operated by the Corps of Engineers. Elm Brook Park (open from the 3rd Saturday in May through the 2nd Sunday in September) offers swimming, picnicking, and boating, with a 220-acre shallow lake. Group shelters may be reserved through the NRRS web site or by calling 1-877-6777. The reservoir area and Stumpfield Marsh provide canoeing, wildlife observation,... More

 
Lowell National Historical Park (23 miles)

The history of America's Industrial Revolution is commemorated in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Boott Cotton Mills Museum with its operating weave room of 88 power looms, "mill girl" boardinghouses, the Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit and guided tours tell the story of the transition from farm to factory, chronicle immigrant and labor history and trace industrial technology. The park includes textile mills, worker housing, 5.6 miles of canals, and 19th-century commercial buildings.... More

 

 

 

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