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Encyclopedia > Sebago Lake
Sebago Lake
2001
Location Cumberland County, Maine
Primary outflows Presumpscot River
Basin countries United States
Max length 12 mi
Surface area 45 sq mi
Average depth 101 ft
Max depth 316 ft
Residence time (of lake water) 5.1 to 5.4 yrs
Surface elevation 270 ft
Islands Frye Island
Settlements Casco, Naples, Raymond, Sebago, Standish and Windham
Steamboat Landing in c. 1910
Steamboat Landing in c. 1910

Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine. The lake is 316 feet deep at its deepest point, with a mean depth of 101 feet, covers about 45 square miles in surface area, has a length of 12 miles and a shoreline length of 105 miles.[1] The surface is around 270 feet above sea level, so the deep bottom is below the present sea level.[2] It is located in Cumberland County, Maine and bordered by the towns of Casco, Naples, Raymond, Sebago, Standish and Windham. The seasonally occupied town of Frye Island is on an island in the lake.[3] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 156 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)View Sebago Lake of taken by User:Mwanner on February 9, 2001. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the state of Maine. ... The Presumpscot River is a 27-mile long river located in Cumberland County, Maine, and it is the main outlet of Sebago Lake. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... A measure based on the volume of water in a lake and the mean rate of outflow. ... Frye Island is a town in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Casco is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. ... Naples is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Raymond is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Sebago is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Standish is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Windham is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 513 pixelsFull resolution (804 × 516 pixel, file size: 89 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Steamboat Landing, Sebago Lake, ME; from a c. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 513 pixelsFull resolution (804 × 516 pixel, file size: 89 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Steamboat Landing, Sebago Lake, ME; from a c. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the state of Maine. ... Casco is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. ... Naples is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Raymond is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Sebago is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Standish is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Windham is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Frye Island is a town in Cumberland County, Maine. ...


The lake is connected to Brandy Pond by the Songo River and eventually to Long Lake in Naples. The name comes from a local Native American tribe. The lake is drained primarily by the Presumpscot River. The outlet to the river has been dammed since 1875 by the Eel Weir Dam and the Head Dam, owned and operated by one of the paper companies operating in Maine. [4] [5] Brandy Pond is a small lake in United States, that is connected to Long Lake by the Chute River. ... Long Lake is a Thirteen mile lake in Naples, Maine. ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

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Water Supply

Sebago Lake is the primary water supply for the Portland Water District, which serves the Greater Portland region and about 15% of Maine's population. The lake's watershed is more than 50 miles long and covers parts of 24 Maine towns.[6] A water supply system provides water to the locations that need it. ... Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine, with a 2004 population of 63,882. ...


The lake holds roughly 995 billion gallons of water that on average resides 5.1 to 5.4 years in the lake. The direct watershed is about 171 square miles of land plus the 45 square miles of the lake, and the indirect watershed about 190 square miles of land plus about 28 square miles of other bodies of water. As of May 1990, roughly 86% of the watershed was forests and fallow fields, 2.5% in active timber operations, 9.3% in residential, agricultural, and commercial use, and 2.2% used for other purposes. Water inflow is estimated at 544 million gallons per day and outflow at 498 million gallons per day, of which 24 million gallons/day are for the water district.[7] The gallon (abbreviation: gal) is a unit of volume. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Recreation

In 1938, Maine opened Sebago Lake State Park as one of its original five state parks. The area was a recreation center even before this. The park is now 1,400 acres (mostly forested), open year-round, and has facilities including two public boat launches and a 250-site campground.[8] There are also numerous private campgrounds, cottages, and other recreational facilities in the area. Sebago Lake is located in the portion of Maine that the Maine tourism industry refers to as the Lakes Region. Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Fishing

The lake contains natural populations of land-locked salmon (Salmo salar sebago) and smelt. When the last major glaciers retreated, the entire watershed was under seawater, and populations of these marine animals became established as the land rose and sea waters retreated.[9] Other game fish that can be found in the lake include lake trout, brook trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, and northern pike.[10] Some of these are stocked by the state, either in the lake directly or in connected bodies of water, while others were introduced illegally.[11] The state encourages anglers to kill, hold, and notify them of all northern pike taken in the lake because they were introduced illegally, are not native to the region, and could disrupt the lake ecosystem. [12] Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ... Genera Allosmerus Hypomesus Mallotus Osmerus Spirinchus Thaleichthys Smelts are a family, Osmeridae, of small anadromous fish. ... Binomial name Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792) Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. ... Binomial name Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. ... Binomial name Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 Morphs Salmo trutta morpha trutta Salmo trutta morpha fario Salmo trutta morpha lacustris The brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha fario and morpha lacustris) and the sea trout ( morpha trutta) are fish of the same species distinguished chiefly by the fact that the brown trout... Binomial name Micropterus dolomieu Lacépède, 1802 The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Binomial name Micropterus salmoides The Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a species of fish. ... Binomial name Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758 Northern pike The northern pike, Esox lucius, is a carnivorous fish of brackish and freshwaters of the northern hemisphere. ...


External links

References

  1. ^ Sebago Lake. Portland Water District, Portland Maine. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  2. ^ Why is Sebago Lake so deep?. Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation, State of Maine. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  3. ^ Total Phosphorus Loads for Selected Tributaries to Sebago Lake, Maine (PDF). Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4003. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  4. ^ Sebago Lake. Portland Water District, Portland Maine. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  5. ^ Sebago Lake Water Level. Portland Water District, Portland Maine. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  6. ^ Sebago Lake. Portland Water District, Portland Maine. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  7. ^ Sebago Lake. Portland Water District, Portland Maine. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  8. ^ Sebago Lake State Park. Bureau of Parks & Lands, Department of Conservation, State of Maine. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  9. ^ Presumpscot River: Sebago Lake to Westbrook. Outdoors, MaineToday.com. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  10. ^ Sebago Lake. Sebago Lake, Casco Maine Fly Fish Waters. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  11. ^ Sebago's salmon. Outdoors, MaineToday.com. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
  12. ^ Sebago Region Fisheries Newsletter. Sebago Region Fisheries Newsletter, 19th edition - December 2005. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.

  Results from FactBites:
 
Sebago Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (609 words)
Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine.
The lake is drained primarily by the Presumpscot River.
Sebago Lake is the primary water supply for the Portland Water District, which serves the Greater Portland region and about 15% of Maine's population.
Bottom Sediments of Sebago Lake - Maine Geological Survey (1395 words)
Sebago Lake is Maine's deepest lake with a water depth of 316 feet.
The geology of the region is dominated by granitic rocks of the Sebago pluton.
The rocks of the southern basin, the lower third of the lake, are composed of Devonian granofels with calc-silicate layers and the Silurian sillimanite-garnet-mica schists of the Standish Formation.
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