Profile Lake
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Profile Lake is a 13-acre (53,000 m2) water body located in Franconia Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, at the foot of Cannon Mountain.[1] The lake was given its name due to its location directly beneath the Old Man of the Mountain, a famous rock formation which collapsed in 2003. The lake is near the height of land in Franconia Notch; the lake's outlet is the Pemigewasset River, which flows south to the Merrimack River and ultimately the Gulf of Maine (Atlantic Ocean) at Newburyport, Massachusetts.
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Location | Franconia Notch State Park, Franconia, Grafton County, New Hampshire |
Coordinates | 44°9′49″N 71°40′41″W |
Primary outflows | Pemigewasset River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 0.3 mi (0.48 km) |
Max. width | 0.1 mi (0.16 km) |
Surface area | 13 acres (53,000 m2) |
Average depth | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Max. depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Surface elevation | 1,930 ft (590 m) |
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The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species including brook trout. Only fly fishing is allowed at Profile Lake.[2]