Profile Lake

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.

Profile Lake
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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)

The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species including brook trout. Only fly fishing is allowed at Profile Lake.^[2]

See also

• New Hampshire portal

• List of lakes in New Hampshire
• Profile House, grand hotel that was in the area until it burned and the property was made into the Franconia Notch State Park
• Echo Lake (New Hampshire)