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Paugus Bay
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Lake Winnipesaukee
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Laconia
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Paugus Bay is a 1,227-acre (4.97 km2) water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the city of Laconia. At its northern end, it is connected by a short channel at the village of Weirs Beach to Lake Winnipesaukee, while at the southern end, a dam separates it from Opechee Bay in the village of Lakeport. The bay is named after Chief Paugus, who fought in the Battle of Pequawket during Dummer's War. With the 19th-century construction of the dam in Lakeport, the elevation of Paugus Bay was raised to that of Lake Winnipesaukee, effectively making the smaller water body an arm of the larger one. Water flowing out of Paugus Bay travels down the Winnipesaukee River to the Merrimack River. The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater…
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