Profile Lake | |
Basin Countries: | United States |
Length: | 0.3miles |
Width: | 0.1miles |
Area: | 13acres |
Depth: | 6feet |
Max-Depth: | 15feet |
Elevation: | 1930feet |
Pushpin Map: | New Hampshire#USA |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Profile Lake in New Hampshire, USA. |
Profile Lake is a 13acres 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.
The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species including brook trout. Only fly fishing is allowed at Profile Lake.[2]