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Franklin County Lake Quality

Maine, 68 lakes, measured by Maine DEP

Franklin County in Maine carries 68 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. The 68 monitored lakes in Franklin County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Maine DEP has published, shown as reported.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.

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All Lakes in Franklin County

68 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 68 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 68 without enough sampling, hidden

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Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
Arnold PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	62 ft	Not recorded
Bauds PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Beal PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	17 ft	Not recorded
Beaver PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
Big Island PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
Boundary PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Chain of PondsFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	106 ft	✓ Public
Clearwater PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	129 ft	Not recorded
Cow PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Crosby PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29 ft	Not recorded
Crowell PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	10 ft	Not recorded
Dodge PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	51 ft	Not recorded
Drury PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
Egypt PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
Flatiron PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Gammon PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Greely PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	3.3 ft	Not recorded
Gull PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
Haley PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Halfmoon PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Horseshoe PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Jim PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	125 ft	Not recorded
Johns PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	49.2 ft	Not recorded
Kamankeag PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	28 ft	Not recorded
Kennebago LakeFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	116 ft	Not recorded
Lily PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Little Island PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Little Jim PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	Not recorded
Little Kennebago LakeFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	56 ft	Not recorded
Locke PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
Long PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	114 ft	Not recorded
Loon LakeFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	50 ft	Not recorded
Lufkin PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	Not recorded
Massachusetts BogFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	11 ft	Not recorded
Mount Blue PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	Not recorded
Mountain PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36 ft	Not recorded
Mud PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
Norcross PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
North PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Northwest PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Oqim PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	14 ft	Not recorded
Otter PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	8 ft	Not recorded
Parker PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.2 ft	Not recorded
Pease PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Podunk PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	Not recorded
Porter LakeFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	86 ft	✓ Public
Quimby PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Rangeley LakeFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	148.1 ft	✓ Public
Redington PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Robinson PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Rock PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
Round Mountain PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Round PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	8 ft	Not recorded
Sabbath Day PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	73 ft	Not recorded
Saddleback LakeFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	14 ft	Not recorded
Sand PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Sandy River PondsFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	58 ft	Not recorded
Shallow PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6 ft	Not recorded
Staples PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	44 ft	Not recorded
Taylor Hill PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Tea PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	115 ft	Not recorded
Tim PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	46 ft	Not recorded
Trout PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Tufts PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	43 ft	Not recorded
Twin Island PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	12 ft	Not recorded
Varnum PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	75 ft	Not recorded
Webb LakeFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	42.7 ft	✓ Public
Wilson PondFranklin	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	88 ft	Not recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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