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Opechee Bay Location in New Hampshire Show map of New Hampshire Opechee Bay Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Belknap County, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°32′48″N 71°28′29″W / 43.54667°N 71.47472°W / 43.54667; -71.47472
Primary inflows	Paugus Bay
Primary outflows	Winnipesaukee River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	2.6 mi (4.2 km)
Max. width	0.8 mi (1.3 km)
Surface area	449 acres (1.82 km2)
Average depth	23 ft (7.0 m)
Max. depth	61 ft (19 m)
Surface elevation	493 ft (150 m)
Settlements	Laconia (including Lakeport)

Opechee Bay is a 449-acre (1.82 km²) lake located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the city of Laconia. It is located directly downstream from Paugus Bay and Lake Winnipesaukee, and it connects by a one-mile segment of the Winnipesaukee River through the center of Laconia to Lake Winnisquam.

The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery, with observed species including brook trout, rainbow trout, land-locked salmon, lake trout, lake whitefish, smallmouth and largemouth bass, chain pickerel, horned pout, white perch, black crappie, and bluegill.