Opechee Bay Reservoir

Opechee Bay Reservoir is a reservoir in Belknap, New Hampshire. Opechee Bay Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Lakeport, as well as near Wildwood Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Opechee Bay and United Baptist Church of Lakeport.

Opechee Bay

Lake

Opechee Bay is a 449-acre lake located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the city of Laconia. It is located directly downstream from Paugus Bay and Lake Winnipesaukee, and it connects by a one-mile segment of the Winnipesaukee River through the center of Laconia to Lake Winnisquam.

United Baptist Church of Lakeport

Church

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

United Baptist Church of Lakeport is a historic church at 35 Park Street in the village of Lakeport in Laconia, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1891 after a fire destroyed an older church, it is an eclectic local example of Late Victorian architecture.

John W. Busiel House

Heritage site

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

The John W. Busiel House is a historic house at 30 Church Street in Laconia, New Hampshire. It was built in 1865 by John W. Busiel, owner of a local textile mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakeport and Laconia.

Lakeport

Hamlet

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Lakeport is a neighborhood in the city of Laconia in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. It was once known as Lake Village and is centered on a power dam on the short river channel between Paugus Bay to the north, and Opechee Bay to the south.

Laconia

Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Laconia is a city of 17,000 people in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. It includes the villages of Lakeport and Weirs Beach.

Gilford

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Gilford is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,699 at the 2020 census, up from 7,126 at the 2010 census. Situated on Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford is home to Governors Island, Ellacoya State Beach, Belknap Mountain State Forest, Gunstock Mountain Resort, and the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, a seasonal outdoor concert venue.

Opechee Bay Reservoir

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Belknap, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.54721° or 43° 32′ 50″ north

Longitude

-71.47447° or 71° 28′ 28″ west

Elevation

492 feet (150 metres)

Open location code

87MCGGWG+V6

GeoNames ID

5090643

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Localities in the Area

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