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Featured Lake
Eagle Lake (Hancock County)
Of the 9 Great Ponds located wholly within Acadia National Park (ANP), Eagle Lake is the largest - 466 acres, with a maximum depth of 110 feet. (Long Pond, which borders ANP, is the largest lake on Mount Desert Island, and is approximately twice the size of Eagle Lake in terms of surface area.) One of the most visited carriage roads in ANP circles Eagle Lake.
Secchi data are available from the early 1980s, annual averages ranging from 8.7m to 12.8m (28-42 ft). A summary of water quality parameters is here. Eagle Lake is the water supply for Bar Harbor.
What's New?
Check out the Transparency of Maine’s Lakes
Transparency is an incredible proxy for the health of a lake. Over time the fluctuations in clarity tell a story; is the lake’s health improving or declining? This cheap and effective measure, when collected by properly trained community scientists, provides high quality information. Check out lakes across the state and learn how to get involved.
- See the data visualization
- Water Quality Indicators
- Learn more about becoming a free certified member
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Lake Stewards of Maine
Calling Mainers who love outdoor recreation!
Lake Stewards of Maine seeks paddlers and fishing enthusiasts to join efforts to protect our clear waters and healthy shorelines. Become connected – while you are out canoeing, kayaking, or fishing, you can help by keeping an eye out for strange algae and plants. Training is free. Learn to pitch in by collecting data twice a month in summer, watch for invasive species before they spread, or report ice cover on your favorite lake. Contact us at stewards@lakestewardsme.org to learn how you can participate or visit www.lakestewardsofmaine.org.
Our lakes are fragile; they need all of us working together!
We’re grateful to the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund for making this outreach program possible. Proceeds from the sale of a dedicated instant lottery ticket, currently Dragonfly Dollars, are used to support outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation through this fund. For more information about MOHF, go to www.maine.gov/ifw/mohf.
Current Conditions
Click here to view current water quality conditions on a representative sample of Maine lakes during summer, or view which lakes have experienced ice-cover in the fall and ice-out in the spring.
Get Involved
The majority of data on lakesofmaine.org comes from certified volunteer citizen scientists. If you are interested in finding a monitoring opportunity, please visit Lake Stewards of Maine or contact our office at 207-783-7733. Email is stewards@LakeStewardsME.org
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