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Deering Reservoir
Location of Deering Reservoir in New Hampshire, USA.
Location of Deering Reservoir in New Hampshire, USA.
Deering Reservoir
Location in New Hampshire
Location of Deering Reservoir in New Hampshire, USA.
Location of Deering Reservoir in New Hampshire, USA.
Deering Reservoir
Location in the United States
Location Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°03′33″N 71°50′47″W / 43.05917°N 71.84639°W / 43.05917; -71.84639
Primary outflows Piscataquog River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Max. width 0.8 mi (1.3 km)
Surface area 323 acres (1.3 km2)
Average depth 11 ft (3.4 m)
Max. depth 37 ft (11 m)
Surface elevation 913 ft (278 m)
Settlements Deering

Deering Reservoir is a 323-acre (1.3 km2) water body located in Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Deering. The lake serves as the headwaters to the Piscataquog River, which flows east to the Merrimack River in Manchester.

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, white perch, horned pout, and chain pickerel.

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