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Water Bodies

The following are a list of significant lakes and ponds in Antrim with a brief description of the recreational and other uses of each waterbody listed.

  • Franklin Pierce Lake is approximately 519 acres in size. The southern third of the lake is in Antrim, while the main body and the Harriman Electric Power Dam are in the town of Hillsboro. It is a warm water fishery. Recreational uses include fishing, water skiing, boating, sailing,  swimming and bird watching. There is, at present,  limited public access in the town of Antrim to this lake.
  • Gregg Lake is approximately 195 acres in size. It is a moderate warm water fishery. Recreational uses include fishing, picnicking, water skiing, boating, sailing, and bird watching. Public access is adjacent to the Antrim town beach. According to RSA 270:74-a – “Skicraft operation at the lake is restricted to No Greater Than Headway Speed in the portion starting in the area known as the Meadows and extending to the area known as the Narrows, extending to a point approximately 500 feet south of Camp Birchmere effective 8/30/89”. According to SAF-C 402.261-“(a) Motorboats shall be limited to 150 HP or less on Gregg Lake and, (b) All water-skiing on Gregg Lake shall be in a counter-clockwise direction at all times”.
  • Willard Pond is approximately 96 acres in size. It is an excellent cold water fishery. It is part of the dePierrefeu-Willard Pond Wildlife Sanctuary. Fly fishing, hiking, and bird watching are the main recreational uses of the sanctuary. Public access is provided for boats. According to RSA 270:82-“No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with a petroleum powered motor on Willard Pond in Antrim”.
  • Campbell Pond is approximately 17 acres in size. It is the former water supply and present back up water supply for Antrim.
  • Lilly Pond is under 10 acres in size. Hiking and bird/wildlife watching are the main recreational uses of the pond. Public access is by foot trail through a series of formal and informal easements.
  • Rye Pond is approximately 13 acres in size with portions of the pond in the towns of Antrim, Nelson, and Stoddard. It is a warm water fishery with limited public access.
  • Steele’s Pond  is approximately 36 acres in size. It provides the water source for a small hydro power plant, whose generated electricity is sold to Public Service of New Hampshire. There is no recreational activity at this Pond, other than some limited fishing off of the bridge.