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Lakes

A database referring to large standing bodies of fresh water in a basin. A lake is apart from rivers or streams that serve to fill or drain the lake.

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Lakes

South Twin Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

South Twin Lake having about 3,200 acres (13 km2) is wholly within Penobscot County, Maine. It is about 6 miles (10 km) west of Millinocket, Maine and is part of the Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes. The ...

Sebago Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine. The lake is 316 feet (96 m) deep at its deepest point, with a mean depth of 101 feet (31 m), covers about 45 square ...

Long Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Long Lake is an eleven mile (18 kilometer) lake between the towns of Naples, Maine, Bridgton, Maine and Harrison, Maine. It is connected to Brandy Pond through the Chute River. Long Lake was created ...

Graham Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Graham Lake in Hancock County, Maine is a eutrophic reservoir formed by the construction of a hydro-electric power dam in 1922 four miles (6 km) upstream from Ellsworth, Maine. The first dam was a ...

Flagstaff Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Flagstaff Lake is located in Somerset County and Franklin County, Maine in the United States. The North Branch Dead River and South Branch Dead River join in the lake, forming the Dead River.

Chesuncook Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Chesuncook Lake is a reservoir in Piscataquis County, Maine, formed by the damming of the West Branch of the Penobscot River in 1835, 1903 and 1916. It is approximately 22 miles (35 km) long and 1–4 ...

Lake Salvador

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Salvador is a lake located southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana in Jefferson, Lafourche and St. Charles parishes.

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