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Lake Francis is a reservoir on the Connecticut River in northern New Hampshire, United States. The lake is located in Coos County, east of the village of Pittsburg and along the boundary between the towns of Pittsburg and Clarksville. The lake, impounded by Murphy Dam, covers nearly , and was built in 1940 as a flood control project. The earthen dam is owned by the state of New Hampshire DES Water Division and operated by the power company TransCanada.〔''Where the Great River Rises: An Atlas of the Connecticut River Watershed in ...'' by Rebecca A. Brown, page 65〕〔http://findlakes.com/murphy_dam_(francis_lake)_new-hampshire~nh00185.htm〕 The capacity of the reservoir is . The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species including rainbow trout, brown trout, landlocked salmon, lake trout, and chain pickerel. The lake was mentioned as the site of a girls' camp in the movie ''The Manchurian Candidate''. ==See also== *List of lakes in New Hampshire 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Francis (Murphy Dam)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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