[3] Popular sports on the lake are sailing, fishing, and kayaking.

Besides flowing into the Manchester water system, the lake's water feeds Cohas Brook, leading to the Merrimack River.

Massabesic is a Native American name meaning "place of much water" or "near the great brook.

"[citation needed] The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery.

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