Sheepscot Pond
Sheepscot Pond (also called Sheepscot Lake) is the third-largest lake in Waldo County, Maine. It is in the township of Palermo, on the western edge of Waldo County.
| Sheepscot Pond | |
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  Sheepscot Pond  Sheepscot Pond | |
| Location | Waldo County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44°21′30″N 69°25′54″W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Sheepscot River |
| Primary outflows | Sheepscot River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Max. width | 1.4 mi (2.3 km) |
| Surface area | 1,215 acres (492 ha; 1.898 sq mi)[1] (or 1,193 acres[2]) |
| Average depth | 42 ft (13 m)[2] |
| Max. depth | 150 ft (46 m)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 284 ft (87 m) |
The lake has a maximum depth of 150 feet[1] with well-oxygenated water. It contains more than 20 species of fish, and has historically been stocked with salmon, lake trout, and brook trout.[1] Attempts have been made to limit the lamprey eel population by closing the Alaskan Steep-Pass fishway to anadromous fish during their spawning migrations.[1]
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has rated the water quality of Sheepscot Pond as average, with total phosphorus concentrations of 5-10 parts per billion, and no significant positive or negative trend in Secchi disk transparencies.[3]
The lake provides water for the Palermo Fish Cultural Station.[4]
See also
- List of lakes in Maine
References
- "SHEEPSCOT LAKE" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- "Sheepscot Pond". Lakes of Maine. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- "Midas 4896". Lakes of Maine. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- "Sheepscot Pond". ME Fish Finder. Retrieved 2012-08-16.