Pleasant (Mud, Upper Pleasant) Pond
Gardiner, Litchfield, West Gardiner, Richmond, Kennebec, Maine
MIDAS 5254
| Area (acres): | 797 |
| Perimeter (miles): | 7.4 |
| Mean Depth (feet): | 10 |
| Max Depth (feet): | 26 |
| Delorme Page: | 12 |
| Fishery Type: | Warmwater |
| Invasive Aquatic Plant Infestation: | Variable-leaf milfoil (confirmed 2004) |
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Nearby lakes
NEARBY LAKES
Distance is measured from lake centroid to lake centroid
- Horseshoe Pond (Cobbossecontee Stream) 2.55 miles northwest
- Umberhind Marsh 3.14 miles southeast
- Mud Pond 4.04 miles west
- Sportsmans Club Pond 4.04 miles west
- Mill Pond 4.48 miles southwest
- Woodbury (Purgatory) Pond (Tacoma Lakes) 4.93 miles west
- Loon Pond 5.16 miles west
- Little Purgatory Pond 5.26 miles west
- Sand Pond (Tacoma Lakes) 5.51 miles west
- Buker Pond (Tacoma Lakes) 5.96 miles west
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