Maranacook Lake

Maranacook Lake
Location of Maranacook Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Maranacook Lake in Maine, USA.
Maranacook Lake
Location of Maranacook Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Maranacook Lake in Maine, USA.
Maranacook Lake
LocationKennebec County, Maine
Coordinates44°20′44″N 69°57′23″W / 44.3454256°N 69.9563942°W / 44.3454256; -69.9563942[1]
Lake typeMesotrophicic, reservoir[1]
Primary inflowsTingley Brook, Beaver Brook, Roseanne Brook, Dead Stream
Primary outflowsAnnabessacook Lake, Cobbosseecontee Lake, Cobbosseecontee Stream, Kennebec River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,673 acres (677 ha)
Average depth30 ft (9.1 m)
Max. depth118 ft (36 m)
Water volume48,020 acre⋅ft (59,230,000 m3)
Surface elevation374 ft (114 m)
SettlementsReadfield and Winthrop
Maranacook Lake from Green Street, Winthrop c. 1905

Maranacook Lake is a lake in Kennebec County, Maine located in the towns of Readfield and Winthrop. The lake covers 1,673 acres (677 ha) with a maximum depth of 118 feet (36 m) and a mean depth of 30 feet (9.1 m).[2][3] It is one of the major bodies of water in the Winthrop Lakes Region.

  1. ^ a b "Maranacook Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Maranacook Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Lakes of Maine - Lake Overview - Maranacook Lake - Readfield, Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine". Retrieved 13 September 2014.