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Featured Lake
Harriman Pond (Hancock County)
Harriman Pond - Bringing a community together
Harriman Pond is a small (41 acre), deep (over 75 feet), clear (average Secchi 7.74 m since 2019) lake in Hancock County that is nestled in a tiny watershed in the hills around Dedham. It is on Maine DEP’s Threatened Lakes Priority List due to its outstanding water quality combined with potential for development. The pond is also a headwater for Branch Lake in Ellsworth.
Like so many other lakes in Maine in the last several years, many properties have changed hands: either intergenerational within families, or sold to people new to the lake and area. Some property owners have been on the lake for generations – one family recently shared the story of how their grandfather was the first to buy land on the lake, and their camp was the first one built. One resident has done the annual loon count for over three decades; one new camp owner was LSM certified and started monitoring Secchi and Total P in 2019.
What's New?
Updated Loon Data on Lakes of Maine
Lakes of Maine has been updated with the Maine Audubon Loon Count Data. The Loon Count is an important and loved program and we are so happy to be a part of it. Find the results in the links below:
Loon Data Visualization: https://www.lakesofmaine.org/loons.html
Lakes of Maine home page: https://www.lakesofmaine.org/
Go to search for Your Lake > Select Your Lake > Select Lake Life > Select Loons
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Did You Know?
Maine Lakes - Fact & Legend
Published almost a half-century ago, this 263-page tome contains an interesting assortment of information about Maine lakes.. In these pages, you will find no mention of Secchi readings, phosphorus or invasive plants. What you will find is a treasure trove of old photos, lake facts, history and trivia.
Although it has been out of print for years, the book’s publisher has now given us permission to post on this website a scanned version of the work. Check out the index to see which lakes are included or simply browse through this one-of-a-kind book!
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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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