Echo Lake (Maine)
Echo Lake | |
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Crotched Pond | |
Location | Kennebec County, Maine |
Coordinates | 44°26′17″N 70°01′26″W / 44.438°N 70.024°W |
Type | Reservoir[1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 1,185 acres (480 ha) |
Max. depth | 117 ft (36 m) |
Water volume | 23,134 acre⋅ft (28,535,000 m3) |
Surface elevation | 325 ft (99 m) |
Islands | Echo Island, Turtle Island |
Settlements | Fayette, Mount Vernon, Readfield |
Echo Lake, also known as Crotched Pond, is a lake located in the towns of Fayette, Mount Vernon and Readfield, Maine. It is 117 feet (36 m) deep, and covers about 1.9 square miles (5 km2) in surface area.[2] One of the major bodies of water in the Winthrop Lakes Region, the lake is known for its rocky shores, scenery, deep cool water, and naturally reproducing lake trout population. A public boat launch is located on the north shore in Mount Vernon off State Route #41.
Camp Winnebago, a summer camp for boys, is located on the southwest shore of Echo Lake.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Echo Lake (Maine)
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Camp Winnebago | a Maine summer camp for boys". Camp Winnebago. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
External links
[edit]- Survey and Map from State of Maine Archived 2015-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce