Boat launches
Hills and mountains
Nearby lakesNEARBY LAKES
Distance is measured from lake centroid to lake centroid
- Ripple Pond (4616) 0.69 miles south
- Little Round Pond (4618) 0.85 miles northwest
- Little Echo Lake (8477) 1.47 miles southeast
- Round Pond (4620) 1.64 miles southwest
- Long Pond (4622) 2.13 miles south
- Echo Lake (4624) 2.13 miles southeast
- Duck Pond (4626) 3.14 miles southwest
- Sunken Heath Pond (8571) 3.28 miles northeast
- French Hill Pond (4593) 3.40 miles northeast
- Hodgdon Pond (4628) 3.71 miles southwest
- Aunt Betty Pond (4588) 4.02 miles east
- Upper Hadlock Pond (4612) 4.06 miles southeast
Somes Pond
Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine
MIDAS 4614
| Area (acres): | 103 |
| Perimeter (miles): | 2.7 |
| Mean Depth (feet): | 11 |
| Max Depth (feet): | 25 |
| Delorme Page: | 16 |
| Fishery Type: | Warmwater |
| Invasive Aquatic Plant Infestation: | None known |
Other Lake & Watershed Information
Water Quality
Monitoring Stations
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Boating & Fishing Regulations for this and other Maine waters are available here.
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Maine DEP Lake Scorecard 
The Scorecard summarizes many types of lake data into one color-coded graphic, based on current conditions or trends in the lake's health. The color is indicative of an overall condition assessment of each category: blue = good, yellow = fair, and red = poor. Grey indicates there is not enough data for an assessment.
A small number of lakes have more than one hydrologic basin, and there will be scorecards for each basin.
Click the Scorecard image or images below to open the interactive Scorecard and learn more about each of the categories and their respective parameters -- and to get involved!
Questions? Email: MaineDEPLakeScorecard@Maine.gov
To learn more about the scorecard and to have the opportunity to ask the DEP questions, watch this webinar:
Understanding the New Maine DEP Lake Scorecard