Data period: through 2022

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Lake
Information

Town County Delorme Map # True Basin Flushing Rate Elevation
MANCHESTER KENNEBEC 12 1 5.36 flushes/yr 366 ft
Maximum Depth Average Depth Surface Area Lake Volume Drainage Area
3 m
(10 ft)
1 m
(5 ft)
19 ha
(47 ac)
269,617 m3
(219 ac-ft)
3 km2
(1 mi2)

 

 

Shed Pond lake type: Coastal Shallow Lake

 




Secchi
Transparency

Secchi Disk Transparency Plots

 

 

   
There are no 2022 Secchi transparency data for Shed Pond.

 

Temperature
& Oxygen Profiles

Temperature & Dissolved Oxygen Profiles

Most recent late summer (Aug. 1 - Sept. 7) temperature and dissolved oxygen profile plots

 



 

Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Profile Data

Late summer only (Aug. 1 - Sept. 7); limited to eight most recent profiles

Units: Temperature (TEMP) = °C; Dissolved Oxygen (DO) = mg/L

 

2014-08-28
2015-08-10
2016-08-23
2017-08-24
2018-08-30
2019-08-28
2020-09-03
2021-09-07
Depth (m) TEMP DO TEMP DO TEMP DO TEMP DO TEMP DO TEMP DO TEMP DO TEMP DO
0 23 7.6 22 7.8 23 8.9 26 7.9 24 7.8 23 7.2 24 7.6 25 8.2
1 21 8.3 20 8.0 23 8.9 26 8.0 24 7.7 23 6.8 24 7.4 25 8.1
2 21 7.6 20 7.9 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 6.4 23 4.4
2 21 7.6 20 7.9 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 6.4 23 4.4
2 21 7.6 20 7.9 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 7.0 23 4.4
2 21 7.6 20 4.2 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 6.4 23 4.4
2 21 7.6 20 7.9 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 7.0 23 4.4
2 21 7.6 20 4.2 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 6.4 23 4.4
2 21 7.6 20 4.2 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 7.0 23 4.4
2 21 7.6 20 4.2 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 7.0 23 4.4
2 21 7.7 20 7.9 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 6.4 23 4.4
2 21 7.7 20 7.9 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 7.0 23 4.4
2 21 7.7 20 7.9 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 6.4 23 4.4
2 21 7.7 20 7.9 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 7.0 23 4.4
2 21 7.7 20 4.2 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 6.4 23 4.4
2 21 7.7 20 4.2 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 7.0 23 4.4
2 21 7.7 20 4.2 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 7.0 23 4.4
2 21 7.7 20 4.2 23 9.0 25 7.6 24 7.8 23 6.8 23 6.4 23 4.4
3 24 4.2



Trophic &
Chemistry
Data

Trophic and Chemistry Summary Values

See below for table legend

Avg Color Avg Alk Avg Cond Avg pH Avg TP EC Avg TP SG Avg TP BG Avg TP PG SDT Min SDT Avg SDT Max Chl Min Chl Avg Chl Max
35 16 53 7.2 17 14 2 2.6 3 3 7.7 35

 

Plot Legend: Solid color bars = parameter ranges for most Maine lakes; horizontal thick black line: mean value for all Maine Lakes; Striped pattern = expected range for Coastal Shallow Lakes; white diamonds: mean values for Shed Pond.

 

Trophic and Water Chemistry Data

Table Legend:

Color: Color (SPU), Alk: Alkalinity (mg/l CaCO3), SpCon: Specific Conductivity (\(\mu\)S/cm), pH: pH (standard units)

TP = Total Phosphorus (\(\mu\)g/L) – EC: Epilimnion Core, SG: Surface Grab, BG: Bottom Grab, PG: Profile Grab

SDT = Secchi Disk Transparency (m) – Min: minimum value, Avg: average value, Max: maximum value, n: number of months with Secchi readings per year, b: number of times Secchi disk was observed touching the bottom of the lake per year

Chl = Chlorophyll-a (\(\mu\)g/L) – Min: minimum value, Avg: average value, Max: maximum value

Year Color Alk Cond pH TP-EC TP-SG TP-BG TP-PG SDT-Min SDT-Avg SDT-Max SDT-n SDT-b Chl-Min Chl-Avg Chl-Max
2005 11 19 2.1 2.1 2.1 1 1 3.5 3.5 3.5
2006 53 15 53 6.9 20 2.0 2.0 2.0 1 1 7.4 7.4 7.4
2007 15 7.4 21 2.2 2.2 2.2 1 1 8.9 8.9 8.9
2008 15 15 2.1 2.1 2.1 1 1 8.6 8.6 8.6
2009 19 18 2.6 2.6 2.6 1 1 6.2 6.2 6.2
2010 16 12 2.4 2.4 2.4 1 1 4.7 4.7 4.7
2011 32 3.0 3.0 3.0 1 1 35.0 35.0 35.0
2012 28 15 49 16 2.8 2.8 2.8 1 1 7.4 7.4 7.4
2013 18 17 2.5 2.5 2.5 1 1 7.0 7.0 7.0
2014 15 2.5 2.5 2.5 1 1 7.5 7.5 7.5
2015 15 17 2.7 2.7 2.7 1 1 7.9 7.9 7.9
2016 16 14 2.7 2.7 2.7 1 1 4.9 4.9 4.9
2017 17 14 2.9 2.9 2.9 1 1 4.1 4.1 4.1
2018 25 16 56 7.2 14 2.9 2.9 2.9 1 1 4.0 4.0 4.0
2019 16 14 2.8 2.8 2.8 1 1 3.0 3.0 3.0
2020 16 13 2.7 2.7 2.7 2 2 5.0 5.0 5.0
2021 18 10 2.8 2.8 2.8 1 1 5.0 5.0 5.0


Fish
List

Maine IF&W Fish Survey Data

Fish data courtesy of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
See more about Maine’s fisheries here: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/fisheries/index.html

 


Fish species observed from Shed Pond:

American Eel Anguilla rostrata Native
Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus Native
Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus Native
Chain Pickerel Esox niger Native
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus Native
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas Native
Pumpkinseed Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus Native
White Sucker Catostomus commersoni Native
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens Native

 

All fish images from Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife unless noted below