Horn Pond
Horn Pond is a 227-acre (92 ha) water body located on the border of Acton, Maine and Wakefield, New Hampshire. The lake is both spring-fed and fed by the outflows of Great East Lake to the north and Wilson Lake to the east. Horn Pond’s outlet is the Salmon Falls River which forms a natural border between Maine and New Hampshire and empties into the Piscataqua River east of Dover, New Hampshire, and ultimately the Gulf of Maine.
Boating
Headway speed is the minimum speed necessary to maintain steerage and control of the watercraft while the watercraft is moving.
References: Maine Boating Laws
Maine
Boater’s Guide to Maine boating Laws & Responsibilities:
You may not operate a watercraft at greater than “headway speed” while within 200 feet of any shoreline, including islands.
Exception:
Watercraft may operate at greater than headway sped in the areas stated while actively fishing or while following a direct course to pick up or drop off skiers from shore, docks or floats.
New Hampshire
Boating Law: 270-D:2To provide full visibility and control and to prevent their wake from being thrown into or causing excessive rocking to other boats, barges, water skiers, aquaplanes or other boats, rafts or floats, all vessels shall maintain headway speed when within 150 feet from:
(1) Rafts, floats, swimmers.
(2) Permitted swimming areas.
(3) Shore.
(4) Docks.
(5) Mooring fields.
(6) Other vessels.
Exception:
Starting skiers from shore, docks or floats, as long as neither the boat nor the skier is endangering the life or safety of any person.
Resources and interesting links
https://awwatersheds.orgThe Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance (AWWA), a non-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization established in 2005, is dedicated to protecting and restoring the water quality of the lakes, ponds, rivers and streams of Wakefield, New Hampshire and the border region of Acton, Maine. AWWA staff members, board members, and volunteers work within the communities to strengthen the understanding that what happens on land determines the health of the local waters. Healthy water bodies provide essential benefits to our communities as a natural resource, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunity and economic engine.
http://www.horn-pond.comThe Horn Pond Association works to maintain the health and pristine condition of the lake. All home owners and friends of Horn Pond are encouraged to join the association to support our efforts. We can’t protect our lake without your support Membership of $50 is requested (not required).
The Mission of Lake Stewards of Maine (LSM) is to help protect Maine lakes through widespread citizen participation in the gathering and dissemination of credible scientific information pertaining to lake health. LSM trains, certifies and provides technical support to hundreds of volunteers who monitor a wide range of indicators of water quality, assess watershed health and function, and screen lakes for invasive aquatic plants and animals. In addition to being the primary source of lake data in the State of Maine, LSM volunteers benefit their local lakes by playing key stewardship and leadership roles in their communities.
Horn Pond Dam
The dam is owned by the NH Dept of Environmental Services.
Operations updates are available here.
If you have any questions regarding the water level, Contact:
Dan Mattaini
Head of Operations & Dam Maintenance
email: DANIEL.J.MATTAINI@des.nh.gov
Tel:(603) 271-8867