GREENFIELD, N.H. -- The NH Fish and Game Department has completed a major renovation of the boat ramp at Otter Lake in Greenfield, NH. The ramp and small gravel parking area had been in a state of disrepair including cracked bituminous pavement and scattered concrete slabs leading up to the ramp. The conditions made launching boats difficult and allowed eroded sediment from the ramp and parking area to enter the lake.A single lane 12-foot wide precast-concrete-plank boat ramp has been constructed to replace the degraded ramp. The refurbished boat access facility includes a larger parking lot with nine trailer parking spaces, including one handicap accessible space. The parking area surface is constructed with a durable paving grid incorporating graded pea stone above a gravel base that provides increased infiltration and storage of storm water. Drainage swales along the perimeter of the site redirect storm water to two bio retention areas, one with a level spreader to control erosion and prevent sediment deposition in the lake.
The public boat ramp at Otter Lake is located off Forest Road about 1.4 miles west of the town center. The lake is approximately 135 acres in size and is an excellent warm water fishery managed by the NH Fish and Game Department. Fish populations include of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch and horned pout.
New Hampshire's Public Boat Access Program is funded through boat registration fees and federal Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration funds. Fish and Game's Facilities Construction and Lands Division acquires land for public water access sites, refurbishes existing sites and builds new public boat access areas. Visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/access for more information.
CONTACT:
Garret Graskamp, Public Boat Access Program Coordinator: (603) 271-1748
Becky Johnson: (603) 271-3211
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