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Location	Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Coordinates	42°56′16″N 72°4′28″W / 42.93778°N 72.07444°W / 42.93778; -72.07444
Primary inflows	Nubanusit Brook
Primary outflows	Nubanusit Brook
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	1.7 mi (2.7 km)
Max. width	0.3 mi (0.48 km)
Surface area	236 acres (0.96 km2)
Average depth	10 ft (3.0 m)
Max. depth	17 ft (5.2 m)
Surface elevation	1,201 ft (366 m)
Islands	1
Settlements	Harrisville

Skatutakee Lake is a 236-acre (0.96 km²) water body located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Harrisville. Water from Skatutakee Lake flows via Nubanusit Brook to the Contoocook River in Peterborough and ultimately to the Merrimack River.

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including smallmouth and largemouth bass, chain pickerel, horned pout, northern pike, and black crappie.