Belgrade Lakes

East Pond
East Pond is located in Maine
East Pond
East Pond
LocationMaine
Coordinates44°38′N 69°47′W / 44.633°N 69.783°W / 44.633; -69.783[1]
Max. length2.9 mi (4.7 km)[2]
Surface area1,717 acres (695 ha)[3]
Max. depth27 feet (8.2 m)[4]
Water volume27,307 acre⋅ft (33,683,000 m3)[3]
Surface elevation263 ft (80 m)[2]
North Pond
North Pond is located in Maine
North Pond
North Pond
LocationMaine
Coordinates44°38′N 69°51′W / 44.633°N 69.850°W / 44.633; -69.850[5]
Max. length3 mi (4.8 km)[2]
Surface area2,531 acres (1,024 ha)[3]
Max. depth20 feet (6.1 m)[6]
Water volume1,662 acre⋅ft (2,050,000 m3)[3]
Surface elevation253 ft (77 m)[5]
Long Pond
Long Pond is located in Maine
Long Pond
Long Pond
LocationKennebec County
Coordinates44°32′N 69°54′W / 44.533°N 69.900°W / 44.533; -69.900
Max. length7.2 mi (11.6 km)[2]
Surface area2,557 acres (1,035 ha)[3]
Max. depth106 ft (32 m)[7]
Water volume73,165 acre⋅ft (90,248,000 m3)[3]
Surface elevation237 ft (72 m)[2]

The Belgrade Lakes are a chain of lakes around Belgrade, Maine. The flow sequence is from East Pond to North Pond to Great Pond to Long Pond to Messalonskee Lake and thence via Messalonskee Stream to the Kennebec River at Waterville.[2] The lakes have long been an important resort area for fishing, boating, and swimming; and shoreline development includes residences for individuals employed in the cities of Waterville and Augusta.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Pond
  2. ^ a b c d e f The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. pp. 12–21. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (2005-08-04). "Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information". Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  4. ^ "East Pond" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Pond
  6. ^ "North Pond" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Long Pond" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.