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Lake Waukewan
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Location of Lake Waukewan in New Hampshire, USA.
Location of Lake Waukewan in New Hampshire, USA.
Lake Waukewan
Location in New Hampshire
Location of Lake Waukewan in New Hampshire, USA.
Location of Lake Waukewan in New Hampshire, USA.
Lake Waukewan
Location in the United States
Location Belknap County, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°39′31″N 71°31′25″W / 43.65861°N 71.52361°W / 43.65861; -71.52361
Primary inflows Winona Lake
Primary outflows Lake Winnipesaukee
Basin countries United States
Max. length 2.6 mi (4.2 km)
Max. width 1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Surface area 928 acres (3.76 km2)
Surface elevation 540 ft (160 m)
Islands Chapman Island
Settlements Meredith; Center Harbor; New Hampton

Lake Waukewan is a 928-acre (3.76 km2) water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Meredith and New Hampton. The town of Center Harbor occupies part of the lake's northern shoreline. Water from Lake Waukewan flows past the Mill Falls Marketplace in Meredith to Lake Winnipesaukee.

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

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