Moose Pond
Moose Pond is located in the towns of Bridgton, Denmark and Sweden, in the state of Maine. Camp Winona, a camp for boys, Camp Wyonegonic, a camp for girls, and Shawnee Peak Ski Area, a ski resort, are located on the lake.
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 Moose Pond, Spring 2009. | |
  Moose Pond | |
| Location | Cumberland County and Oxford County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 43°58′18″N 70°48′31″W |
| Type | lake |
| Max. length | 13 miles (21 km) |
| Surface area | 1,697 acres (6.87 km2) |
| Average depth | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
| Max. depth | 80 feet (24 m) |
| Water volume | 30,722 acre feet (37,895,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 418 feet (127 m) |
Statistics
- Total lake area - 1,697 acres (6.87 km2) [1]
- Maximum recorded depth - 80 feet (24 m)
- Mean depth - 20 feet (6.1 m)
- Volume - 30,722 acre feet (37,895,000 m3)
- Watershed - 11,170 acres (45.2 km2)
- Elevation - 418 feet (127 m)
- Shorefront lots - 497
- Approx 13 miles (21 km) long
Fishing
The lake supports landlocked salmon and lake trout in the middle basin. The pond also supports populations of largemouth bass, has Maine's record 11 lb large mouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, white perch, chain pickerel, hornpout, rainbow smelt, white sucker, fallfish, golden shiners, pumpkinseed sunfish and slimy sculpin.[2]
References
- http://www.moosepondassociation.org/
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-11-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Town of Bridgton, Maine
- Bridgton Academy
- Bridgton Public Library
- Bridgton Historical Society
- Greater Bridgton-Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce
- 4 on the 4th website
- History of Bridgton, Maine
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