New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Fis - Executive Director, Fish and Game Department
Chapter Fis 400 - FRESHWATER FISHING SEASONS AND RULES
Part Fis 406 - SPECIFIC RULES FOR PONDS AND LAKES AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES
Section Fis 406.01 - Ponds, Lakes, and Tributaries
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) The taking of fish from a lake or pond or a tributary as named in Table 400.1 below shall be subject to all of the following restrictions:
(b) Commercial or organized activities conducted upon any lake or pond or its tributaries listed in Table 400.1 below shall also be subject to the rules specified in Fis 500.
Table 400.1 PONDS AND LAKES TABLE
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POND/LAKE NAME(S) |
TOWN(S) |
POND RULES, Fis 406.05(a), unless otherwise noted |
TRIBUTARY RULES, Fis 406.06(a), unless otherwise noted |
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Adder/Hopkins Pond |
Andover |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Airport Pond |
Whitefield |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Archery Pond |
Allenstown |
Fis 406.03(c) |
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Back Lake |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Barbadoes Pond |
Madbury |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Basin Pond |
Chatham |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Bear Brook Pond, Big Bear |
Errol |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Bear Brook Pond, Little Bear |
Wentworth Location |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Belknap Recreation Area Pond |
Gilford |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Big Brook Bog |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Black Mountain Pond |
Sandwich |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Black Pond |
Lincoln |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Blue Pond |
Madison |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Bog, Little/Fourteen & Half Pond |
Odell |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Boundary Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Bragg Pond |
Millsfield |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Butterfield Pond |
Wilmot |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Campton Pond/Unnamed |
Campton |
Fis 407.02(e) |
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Carr Pond |
Clarksville |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Carter Pond |
Bean's Purchase |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Center Pond |
Nelson |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Chapin Pond |
Newport, Claremont |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Clarksville Pond |
Clarksville |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Clough Pond |
Loudon |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Coldrain Pond |
New Durham |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Cold Spring/Abbott Forest Pond |
Stoddard |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Cole Pond |
Enfield |
Fis 406.03(b) |
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Connecticut Lake, 1 |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.04(c) |
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Connecticut River |
Fis 407.01(a) |
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Connecticut Lake, 2 |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.04(c) |
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Connecticut Lake, 3 |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.04(c) |
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Conservation Pond |
Wentworth |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Conway Lake |
Conway, Eaton |
Fis 406.04(k) |
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Coon Brook Bog |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Conner Pond |
Ossipee |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Corser Pond |
Errol |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Cranberry Bog Pond |
Columbia |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Dan Hole Pond, Big |
Ossipee, Tuftonboro |
Fis 406.04(c) |
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Deering Reservoir |
Deering |
Fis 406.05(d) |
Fis 406.06(b) |
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Devils Washbowl |
Odell |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Diamond Pond, Big |
Stewartstown |
Fis 406.04(c) |
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Diamond Pond, Little |
Stewartstown |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Dublin Lake/Monadnock Pond |
Dublin |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Dummer Pond, Big |
Dummer |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Dummer Pond, Little |
Dummer |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Duncan Lake |
Ossipee |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Dustin Pond |
Wentworth's Location |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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East Inlet |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Echo Lake |
Franconia |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Ethan/Willey Pond |
Bethleham |
Fis 406.07(a) |
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Exeter Reservoir/Water Works Pond |
Exeter |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Falls Pond |
Albany |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Ferrin Pond |
Weare |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Flat Mountain Pond |
Waterville |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Four Mile Pond |
Dix's Grant |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Francis Lake |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.04(c) |
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Connecticut River |
Clarksville |
Fis 407.01 |
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French Pond |
Henniker |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Gilmore Pond |
Jaffrey |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Gould Pond |
Hillsboro |
Fis 406.05(a) |
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Sand Brook |
Hillsboro |
Fis 407.01 |
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Granite Lake/MunsonvillePond |
Nelson, Stoddard |
Fis 406.04(c) |
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Greely Pond, Upper |
Livermore |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Greenough Pond, Big |
Wentworth Location |
Fis 406.04(a) |
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Greenough Pond, Little |
Wentworth Location |
Fis 406.07(a) |
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Guinea Pond |
Sandwich |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Halfmile Pond |
Enfield |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Hall Pond, Lower |
Sandwich |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Hall Pond, Middle |
Sandwich |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Hall Pond, Upper |
Sandwich |
Fis 406.03(b) |
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Harris Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Hatch/Hidden Pond |
Eaton |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Hellgate Pond |
Second College Grant |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Hopkins Pond/Adder |
Andover |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Hot Hole Pond |
Loudon, Concord |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Hoyt's Pond |
Madbury |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Hunkins Pond |
Sanbornton |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Hunts Pond |
Hancock |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Jacquith Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Jericho Lake |
Berlin |
Fis 406.05 (f) |
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Jones Pond |
Middleton |
Fis 406.03(c) |
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Judd Pond |
Clarksville |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Kiah Pond |
Sandwich |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Lime Pond |
Columbia |
Fis 406.03(b) |
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Lonesome Lake |
Lincoln |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Long Pond |
Eaton |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Long Pond |
Errol |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Long Pond |
Benton |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Long Pond |
Croydon |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Long Pond |
Lempster |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Long Pond |
Millsfield |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Lucas Pond |
Northwood |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Manning Lake/Guinea Pond |
Gilmanton |
Fis 406.05(d) |
Fis 406.06(b) |
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Meader Pond/Wachipauka Lake |
Warren |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Merrymeeting Lake |
New Durham |
Fis 406.04(a) |
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Middle Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Millen Lake |
Washington |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Millsfield Pond, Big |
Millsfield |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Millsfield Pond, Little/Moose |
Millsfield |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Mirror Lake |
Whitefield, Dalton |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Moose Falls Flowage |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Moose Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Morey Pond |
Andover |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Mountain Pond |
Brookfield |
Fis 406.02(c) |
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Mountain Pond |
Lyman |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Mountain Pond |
Chatham |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Mt. Williams Pond |
Weare |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Mud Pond |
Easton |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Munn Pond |
Errol |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Nathan Pond |
Dixville |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Newfound Lake |
Bristol, Alexandria, Bridgewater, Hebron |
Fis 406.04(b) |
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Nubanusit Lake |
Hancock, Nelson |
Fis 406.04(c) |
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Oliverian Pond |
Benton |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Orange Pond |
Orange |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Ossipee Lake Including Berry Bay, Broad Bay, and Leavitt Bay |
Ossipee, Freedom |
Fis 406.04(j) |
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Pea Porridge Pond |
Madison |
Fis 406.05(d) |
Fis 406.06(b) |
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Peaked Hill Pond |
Thornton |
Fis 406.02(a) |
Fis 406.06(a) |
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Perch Pond |
Campton |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Perry Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Phillips Pond |
Odell |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Pike Pond |
Stark |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Pleasant Lake |
New London |
Fis 406.02(b) |
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Pleasant/Waukeena Pond |
Danbury |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Pond of Safety |
Randolph |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Profile Lake |
Franconia |
Fis 406.03(b) |
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Province Pond |
Chatham |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Rand Pond |
Goshen |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Round Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Russell Pond |
Woodstock |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Rust Pond |
Wolfeboro |
Fis 406.05(d) |
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Saco Lake |
Carroll |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Saltmarsh Pond |
Gilford |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Sand Pond/Echo Lake |
Lempster, Marlow |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Sandy Pond |
Richmond |
Fis 406.05(d) |
Fis 406.06(b) |
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Sawyer Pond, Big |
Livermore |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Sawyer Pond, Little |
Livermore |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Scotts Bog |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Sessions Pond |
Dummer |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Shaw Pond |
Franklin |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Shawtown/Shaw Pond |
Freedom |
Fis 406.03(b) |
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Sheehan Flowage Pond |
Clarksville |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Shoal Pond |
Lincoln |
Fis 406.07(a) |
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Signal Pond |
Errol |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Silver Lake |
Madison |
Fis 406.04(a) |
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Silver Lake |
Harrisville, Nelson |
Fis 406.04(c) |
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Simmons Pond |
Warner |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Sky Pond |
New Hampton |
Fis 406.03(b) |
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Smith Pond |
Washington |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Solitude Lake |
Newbury |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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South Pond |
Stark |
Fis 406.05(g) |
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Spectacle Pond |
Groton, Hebron |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Spofford Lake |
Chesterfield |
Fis 406.05(b) |
Fis 406.06(c) |
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Spoonwood Lake |
Nelson |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Squam Lake, Big Including the Squam Channel |
Holderness, Center Harbor, Sandwich, Moultonborough |
Fis 406.04(g) |
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Squam Lake, Little Including the Squam River above the outlet dam in Ashland |
Holderness, Ashland |
Fis 406.04(a) |
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Stacy/Trout Pond |
Freedom |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Star Lake |
Springfield |
Fis 406.05(c) |
Fis 406.06(c) |
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Stirrup Iron Pond |
Salisbury |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Stone Pond |
Marlborough, Dublin |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Stonehouse Pond |
Barrington |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Stratford Bog Pond |
Stratford |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Stub Hill Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Success Pond |
Success |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Sunapee Lake |
Newbury, New London, Sunapee |
Fis 406.04(i) |
Fis 406.06(e) |
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Suncook Lake |
Barnstead |
Fis 406.05(d) |
Fis 406.06(b) |
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Sunset Lake/Places Pond |
Alton, Gilmanton |
Fis 406.05(d) |
Fis 406.06(b) |
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Swains Pond |
Wentworth |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Swanzey Lake |
Swanzey |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Sweat Pond |
Errol |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Three Ponds, Lower |
Ellsworth, Warren |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Three Ponds, Middle |
Ellsworth, Warren |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Three Ponds, Upper |
Ellsworth, Warren |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Trio Pond, Lower 1&2 |
Odell |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Trio Pond, Upper 3 |
Odell |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Trout Pond |
Lyme |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Unknown Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Waukewan Lake/Measley Pond |
Meredith, New Hampton |
Fis 406.05(e) |
Fis 406.06(a) |
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Webster Lake |
Franklin |
Fis 406.05(d) |
Fis 406.06(b) |
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West Branch Pond/Terrill Dam |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.03(a) |
Fis 406.06(a) |
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Whitcomb Pond |
Odell |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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White Pond |
Wilmot |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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White Pond |
Ossipee |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Whittemore Lake |
Bennington, Greenfield |
Fis 406.02(a) |
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Willard Pond |
Antrim |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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Winnipesaukee Lake |
Alton, Center Harbor, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Moultonborough, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro |
Fis 406.04(f) |
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Front Bay, also known as Back Bay from the Main St Bridge to the dam at Berry's Mill |
Wolfeboro |
Fis 406.04(a) |
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Except: the lake area within 500 ft of the Smith River and 500 feet on either side of the Main St Bridge in Wolfeboro |
Fis 406.04 (f) |
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Paugus Bay |
Fis 406.04(d) |
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Weirs Channel |
Fis 406.04(e) |
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Merrymeeting River (tributary) |
Fis 407.01 |
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Winnisquam Lake |
Belmont, Sanbornton, Laconia, Tilton, Meredith |
Fis 406.04(h) |
Fis 406.06(a) |
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Winnipesaukee River |
Fis 407.01 |
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Winona Lake |
Meredith, New Hampton, Center Harbor |
Fis 406.05(e) |
Fis 406.06(a) |
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Wright Pond |
Pittsburg |
Fis 406.03(a) |
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York Pond |
Berlin |
Fis 406.05(c) |
Fis 406.06(d) |
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All other ponds & lakes |
Fis 406.05(a) |
Fis 406.06(a) |
(See Revision Notes at chapter headings for Fis 400 and Fis 500) #5016, eff 1-1-91; ss by #5234, eff 1-1-92; ss by #5291, eff 1-1-92; ss by #5718, eff 1-1-94; amd by #6115, eff 11-22-95; amd by #6086, eff 1-1-96; ss by #6629, eff 1-1-98; amd by #7582, eff 1-1-02; amd by #7763, eff 1-1-03; amd by #7926, eff 1-1-04; amd by #8119, eff 1-1-05; ss by #8442, eff 1-1-06; amd by #8671, eff 1-1-07; amd by #9005, eff 1-1-08; amd by #9249, eff 1-1-09; amd by #9773-A, eff 1-1-11; amd by #10007, eff 1-1-12; ss by #10425, eff 1-1-14
