Lochmere Dam
According to an 1816 map, the falls at this location dropped 15 feet.
Below is a photo of the Lochmere dam on November 20, 2008. The photo is taken from the Silver Lake Rd bridge. Directly behind the dam is a railroad trestle. It seems to be part of the dam, but it is actually about 100 yards further upstream.
For more information about the operations of the Lochmere dam, click here. Move your cursor over the triangles on the NH map. For upstream operations info, click on the Winnisquam Lake triangle; for downstream operations info, click on the Silver Lake triangle. (Or, click on the “List” tab, and scroll down to and then select LWINH or SLLNH, respectively.) Then, click on the “Station Information” tab at the top right. For more information about its “run-of-the-river” hydroelectric power generation capability, click here.
The original Lochmere dam. The original 800kw hydroelectric facility, which had been built here in 1910 by the Laconia Gas & Electric company, was retired in 1966.
Looking downstream from the Silver Lake Rd bridge towards Silver Lake on June 8, 2026. The town of Belmont is to the left, while the town of Tilton is to the right.
In Tilton, just before crossing the Silver Lake Rd bridge, there is a small, grassy public access area where one can fish or take a dip in the lake.
