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NH 2. Chocorua Lake Swamp (Frank Bolles Nature Reserve). Acreage: About 

 50. 



Location: Carroll County; Ossipee Lake Quadrangle; Tamworth Township; at 

 the north end of Chocorua Lake, W of Rt. 16. 



Description: Bounded on the south by the shallow sandy shores of Chocorua 

 Lake, the swamp occupies the flat delta of the inlet. Most of the swamp is 

 wooded or shaded by thickets of alder, winterberry, and other shrub species. 

 The lake level is very constant, maintained by a dam at the outlet. Beaver have 

 been active along the inlet. A rich assemblage of herbaceous species of plants 

 may be found. Aquatics in the lake and inlet include Lobelia Dortmanna, 

 Eriocaulon septangulare, and Nymphoides cordata. The sphagnaceous woods sup- 

 port abundant populations of orchids, including several species of Hakenaria, 

 sedges, and ferns; and the more open beaver meadows, grasses, sedges, and 

 composites. 



Encroachments: Some lumbering has taken place in the eastern portions of the 

 area. The western portion is undisturbed. 



Ownership: The western portion belongs to the Frank Bolles Nature Reserve of 

 The Nature Conservancy of New Hampshire, Inc. The southeastern portion, in- 

 cluding the inlet, is owned by the Bowditch Foundation. North of the Bowditch 

 Foundation, the Merrills own some of the wetland. A 20-ft right-of-way belong- 

 ing to the Scott family separates the eastern from the western section. 



Data source: Dr. Richard H. Goodwin, Connecticut College, New London, 

 Conn. 06320. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Mr. Frederick Steele, Tamworth, N.H. 03886. 



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