Lake Size: 1,299 acres (5 km)
Deepest Depth: 50 ft
Latitude: 43.9625
Longitude: -71.057778
Lake Level Above Sea Level: 437 ft (133 m)
Counties: Carroll County
Cities: Conway Area

Information: Conway Lake was formerly known as Walker's Pond,and at the northern edge of the lake on Mill Street there is a park by that name that comprises the Conway Lake Dam and original mill site. The lake itself was once much smaller in size, and the creation of a dam to build a grist mill enlarged the lake to its present size. In 1817 the Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire said of Conway: "It contains 4 corn mills, 5 saw mills, 1 mill for dressing cloth, 2 carding machines, 3 distilleries, and 3 retail stores." It was not until the coming of the train tracks in 1865 that the mills started to prosper. At that time logs were floated over Conway Lake for processing before being hauled off by freight car to Portsmouth and other places. Together with the nearby granite from Redstone, the mills on Mill Street were responsible for producing wood for several train stations in New England.