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Squam Lake, New Hampshire's second largest lake, located in the central part of the state, south of the White Mountains. It straddles the borders of Grafton, Carroll, and Belknap Counties. The largest town on the lake is Holderness. The lake is located northwest of Lake Winnipesaukee. Big Squam drains via short canal into Little Squam Lake, and then a dam at the head of the short Squam River into the Pemigewasset at Ashland.

This doesn't sound right: Over 3,000 acres (12 km&sup2;) in size, the lake is maintained by the Squam Lake Association.

History
The Squam Lakes regions’ earliest inhabitants were from the Abenaki nation of the Algonguin Federation of Indians. Squam Lake was originally called Keeseenunknipee, which meant "the goose lake in the highlands". The white settlers that moved in to the area ca. 1779 shortened the name to Casumpa, Kusumpy and/or Kesumpe. In the early 1800s, the lake was given another Abenaki name, Asquam, which means "water". Finally, in the early 1900s, Asquam was shortened to its present version, Squam.

Cities and Towns
The towns and communities that surround the lake include:
 * Sandwich - home of the fall Sandwich Fair
 * Moultonborough
 * Center Harbor - Winter home of the well-known cruise ship, M/S Mount Washington
 * Ashland
 * Holderness

Islands
While some sources refer to 65 islands on Squam Lake, there are only 28 named islands. There are several more that are too small in size to show up reliably and/or be named. The named islands are listed in the sidbar.

Two islands on the lake have been set aside for camping. They are maintained by the Squam Lakes Association.

6675 acres with 65 miles of shoreline and 67

Popular culture
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