Water Quality

The Moultonborough Falls Conservation Area is a unique and important parcel near the center of the Town of Moultonborough. Within its boundaries are segments of both the Red Hill River and Lee’s Pond, providing a significant resource for maintaining water quality in the Pond and in Lake Winnipesaukee’s Moultonborough Bay.

The Moultonborough Falls Conservation Area is an extension of the Red Hill River Conservation Area, which is under the stewardship of Lakes Region Conservation Trust and The Nature Conservancy. Keeping this land undeveloped maintains the continuity of the Red Hill River Conservation Area from Sandwich all the way to Lake Winnipesaukee. The riparian buffer and the densely vegetated forest facilitate the mitigation of storm water, supporting infiltration and helping to sustain water quality.

The Moultonborough Falls Conservation Area includes forest, wetlands, marshes and open water. This property is a high co-occurrence area for natural resource features, including wildlife habitat, an aquifer and marshland. A wildlife corridor crosses the property as animals move down to Lee’s Pond from Red Hill.

More information about the Moultonborough Falls Conservation Area is found at:

 

Red Hill River Watershed Statistics

  • 11:1 Land to Water Ratio
  • 18,117 Acres Land with 1,707 Acres of Water
  • 8 Tributaries and 6 Ponds
  • 10 Billion Gallons Water Flow per Year
  • 97% of Water Comes from Runoff
  • 921 Pounds per Year of Phosphorus Nutrients Flow into Lake Winnipesaukee