Bow Lake (New Hampshire)

{{short description|Lake in New Hampshire, United States}}

{{Infobox lake

| name = Bow Lake

| image = WikiLake4.jpg

| caption = Bow Lake in autumn as seen from the town dock in Strafford, NH

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| location = Strafford County and Rockingham County, New Hampshire

| coords = {{Coord|43|14|56|N|71|10|54|W|type:waterbody_region:US|display=inline,title}}

| type =

| inflow = Sherburne Brook

| outflow = Isinglass River

| catchment =

| basin_countries = United States

| length = {{Convert|2.8|mi|abbr=on}}

| width = {{Convert|1.2|mi|abbr=on}}

| area = {{Convert|1149|acre|abbr=on}}

| depth = {{convert|10|ft|abbr=on}}

| max-depth = {{convert|65|ft|abbr=on}}

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| shore =

| elevation = {{Convert|515|ft|abbr=on}}

| islands = 7 named:
Bennett Island; Loon Island; Long Island; Beech Island; Pine Island; Rye Island; York Island

| cities = Strafford (Bow Lake Village); Northwood

| pushpin_map = New Hampshire#USA

| pushpin_label = Bow
Lake

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in New Hampshire##Location in the United States

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Bow Lake is a {{Convert|1149|acre|adj=on}} water body located in Strafford and Rockingham counties in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Strafford and Northwood. Its outlet is the Isinglass River, flowing east to the Atlantic Ocean via the Cocheco and Piscataqua rivers.

The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery, with observed species including rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, horned pout, and white perch.{{Cite web| url=http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/maps/bathymetry/bow_strafford.pdf| title=Bow Lake, Strafford| publisher=NH Fish & Game| accessdate=August 6, 2014}}

Every year there are fireworks of Strafford and Northwood over Bow Lake, and it is a popular place to swim, boat and fish for those who live in the towns around it.