Umbagog Lake

Umbagog Lake
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Location	Coös County, New Hampshire; Oxford County, Maine
Coordinates	44°45′25″N 71°2′57″W / 44.75694°N 71.04917°W / 44.75694; -71.04917
Primary inflows	Magalloway River Rapid River Dead Cambridge River
Primary outflows	Androscoggin River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	10.4 miles (16.7 km)
Max. width	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Surface area	7,850 acres (31.8 km2)
Average depth	10 feet (3 m)
Max. depth	45 feet (14 m)
Surface elevation	1,245 feet (379 m)
Islands	Big Island; Blake Island; Bear Island; Metallak Island; Blueberry Island; "C" Island; Pine Island; Mosquito Island; Absalom Island; Black Island
Settlements	Errol, New Hampshire; Upton, Maine

Umbagog Lake is a wilderness lake located in Coös County, New Hampshire, and Oxford County, Maine. It is one of the most pristine lakes in the state of New Hampshire. It lies in the towns of Errol, New Hampshire, and Upton, Maine, as well as the townships of Cambridge, New Hampshire, and Magalloway, Maine. The name Umbagog is properly pronounced with the stress on the second syllable (um-BAY-gog) and is said to come from the Abenaki word for "shallow water". Both "Lake Umbagog" and "Umbagog Lake" are commonly used and accepted when referring to the body of water.