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Damariscotta Lake is a lake in Lincoln County, Maine. Damariscota Lake, which covers 4,300 acres (1,700 ha), encompasses part of the towns of Jefferson, Nobleboro, and Newcastle.[2] Damariscotta Lake State Park in Jefferson occupies 19 acres at the far northern end of the lake.[5] The lake is known for its annual run of alewives and the dam and fish ladder built in 1807 at Damariscotta Mills at the lake's southern tip.[6][7]

Damariscotta Lake
View of Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro, Maine
Damariscotta Lake
LocationLincoln County, Maine
Coordinates44.147°N 69.486°W / 44.147; -69.486[1]
TypeLake
Primary outflowsDamariscotta River
Max. length10 miles (16 km)
Max. width1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Surface area4,381 acres (1,773 ha)[2]
Average depth30 feet (9.1 m)[3]
Max. depth114 feet (35 m)[2]
Shore length121.4 miles (34.4 km)[3]
Surface elevation52 feet (16 m)[1]
IslandsSpectacle Islands[4]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

References


  1. "Damariscotta Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Damariscotta Lake Survey" (PDF). Lincoln County Lake Survey Maps. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. "Damariscotta Lake". Lakes of Maine. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. "Damariscotta Lake Region". Midcoast Conservancy. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. "Damariscotta Lake State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. Ken Textor (February 13, 2002). "Focus on: Damariscotta Lake, Maine". New England Boating. Lighthouse Media Solutions. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  7. Julia McLeod; Mary Sheldon; Marilyn Speckmann (2011). Damariscotta Lake. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7385-7509-4.


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