Lakes / New Hampshire / Lakes Near Portsmouth

Lakes Near Portsmouth, New Hampshire

261 counted New Hampshire lakes sit within 60 miles of Portsmouth - the largest is Lake Winnipesaukee at 45,654.45 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Winnipesaukee	Belknap	48 mi	45,654.45 acres	-
Lake Winnisquam	Belknap	49 mi	4,213.89 acres	-
Ossipee Lake	Carroll	53 mi	4,024.11 acres	-
Lake Wentworth	Carroll	41 mi	3,096.72 acres	-
Massabesic Lake	Rockingham	31 mi	2,560.51 acres	-
Merrymeeting Lake	Strafford	35 mi	1,233.06 acres	-
Bow Lake	Strafford	24 mi	1,140.17 acres	-
Silver Lake	Carroll	59 mi	969.39 acres	-
Province Lake	Carroll	44 mi	968.16 acres	-
Lake Waukewan	Belknap	56 mi	927.63 acres	-
Pawtuckaway Pond	Rockingham	19 mi	806.15 acres	-
Northwood Lake	Rockingham	27 mi	653.47 acres	-
Webster Lake	Merrimack	54 mi	606.15 acres	-
Pine River Pond	Carroll	41 mi	570.32 acres	-
Lovell Lake	Carroll	35 mi	553.76 acres	-
Big Island Pond	Rockingham	27 mi	531.52 acres	-
Pleasant Lake	Rockingham	27 mi	478.89 acres	-
Hopkinton Lake	Merrimack	49 mi	465.73 acres	-
Opechee Bay Reservoir	Belknap	49 mi	448.91 acres	-
Dan Hole Pond	Carroll	51 mi	443.31 acres	-
Powder Mill Pond	Hillsborough	59 mi	419.2 acres	-
Lake Massasecum	Merrimack	59 mi	408.96 acres	-
Upper Suncook Lake	Belknap	34 mi	401.96 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Belknap	38 mi	386.34 acres	-
Canobie Lake	Rockingham	31 mi	375.11 acres	-
Penacook Lake	Merrimack	43 mi	361.76 acres	-
Lake Kanasatka	Carroll	57 mi	358.06 acres	-
Lake Wicwas	Belknap	55 mi	350.15 acres	-
Swains Lake	Strafford	16 mi	340.84 acres	-
Mirror Lake	Carroll	46 mi	332.85 acres	-
Deering Reservoir	Hillsborough	55 mi	322.72 acres	-
Country Pond	Rockingham	20 mi	305.92 acres	-
Baxter Lake	Strafford	23 mi	302.21 acres	-
Cobbetts Pond	Rockingham	33 mi	302.21 acres	-
Lower Suncook Lake	Belknap	33 mi	295.08 acres	-
White Oak Pond	Grafton	60 mi	294.8 acres	-
Halfmoon Lake	Belknap	32 mi	282.44 acres	-
Milton Pond	Strafford	27 mi	270.39 acres	-
Great Pond	Rockingham	18 mi	267.86 acres	-
Weare Reservoir	Hillsborough	52 mi	267.62 acres	-
Jenness Pond	Rockingham	28 mi	266.87 acres	-
Mendums Pond	Strafford	17 mi	264.65 acres	-
Powwow Pond	Rockingham	18 mi	256.41 acres	-
Sunset Lake	Belknap	39 mi	252.79 acres	-
Pemingewasset Lake	Belknap	56 mi	249.08 acres	-
Sunrise Lake	Strafford	31 mi	246.86 acres	-
Kingswood Lake	Carroll	38 mi	246.61 acres	-
Rust Pond	Carroll	40 mi	239.2 acres	-
Arlington Mill Reservoir	Rockingham	28 mi	237.72 acres	-
Ayers Pond	Strafford	19 mi	235.74 acres	-
Baboosic Lake	Hillsborough	43 mi	228.57 acres	-
Lake Winnepocket	Merrimack	52 mi	228.57 acres	-
Hermit Lake	Belknap	54 mi	219.68 acres	-
Bellamy Reservoir	Strafford	13 mi	211.52 acres	-
Highland Lake	Merrimack	57 mi	206.09 acres	-
Walker Pond	Merrimack	49 mi	204.6 acres	-
Silver Lake	Belknap	47 mi	202.13 acres	-
Manning Lake	Belknap	40 mi	198.92 acres	-
Pleasant Pond	Hillsborough	53 mi	198.43 acres	-
Loon Lake	Carroll	52 mi	188.54 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 261 counted lakes within 60 miles of Portsmouth.

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.