Canobie Lake

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Canobie Lake
Location	Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Coordinates	42°47′51″N, 71°15′18″WCoordinates: 42°47′51″N, 71°15′18″W
Primary outflows	Policy Brook
Basin countries	United States
Max length	1.5 miles
Max width	1.0 mile
Surface area	373 acres
Surface elevation	219 feet
Settlements	Salem; Windham

Canobie Lake is a 373-acre water body located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Salem and Windham. It is approximately 1.5 miles long, and on average 0.4 miles wide, though two arms of the lake combine to produce a width of 1 mile at the lake's center. Canobie Lake Park, an amusement park, is located on the lake's east shore. The lake is the water supply for the town of Salem.

Canobie Lake is predominantly spring-fed. Aside from the amusement park, the shores of the lake are primarily lined with houses. Water from the lake flows via Policy Brook to the Spicket River and thence to the Merrimack River in Lawrence, Massachusetts.