Little Ossipee Lake
Waterboro, York, Maine
MIDAS 5024
Invasive Species
Below is a list of the invasive aquatic species that have been confirmed on this lake. The current data falls into two categories: 1) invasive aquatic plants (exclusively, the eleven invasive aquatic plants that are listed by Maine law as imminent threats to Maine waters); and 2) Chinese mystery snails.
Please note: other known invasive species may be present in and around the edges of this waterbody. Purple loosestrife, for example, is a known wetland invader and increasingly common along the shoreline of Maine lakes and rivers. To date, occurrences of this invader has not been systematically inventoried or mapped.
Variable-leaf milfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum
Understanding Aquatic Invaders
The introduction of non-indigenous invasive aquatic plant and animal species to the United States has been escalating with widespread destructive consequences. The impacts of the spread of invasive aquatic plants are well known: habitat disruption, degradation of native plant and animal communities, reduced shorefront property values, impaired fishing and negative impacts on recreation.
Source Data:
Documented infestations of invasive aquatic plants and animals in Maine