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Kennebec County Lake Quality

Maine, 74 lakes, measured by Maine DEP

Kennebec County in Maine carries 74 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 74 monitored lakes in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County

74 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 74 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 74 without enough sampling, hidden

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Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
Androscoggin LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	Not recorded
Annabessacook LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	49.2 ft	Not recorded
Apple Valley LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Basin PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	106 ft	Not recorded
Berry PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Black PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	39.4 ft	Not recorded
Buker PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Carleton PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	57 ft	Not recorded
China LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	88 ft	✓ Public
Cobbosseecontee LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	100 ft	Not recorded
Cochnewagon LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	29.5 ft	✓ Public
Dam PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
David PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	Not recorded
Dexter PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Dutton PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
Echo LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	117 ft	Not recorded
Ellis PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Evans PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	14 ft	Not recorded
Flying PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	80 ft	✓ Public
Great PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
Greeley PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	15 ft	Not recorded
Hales PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	48 ft	Not recorded
Hamilton PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	Not recorded
Horseshoe PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Hutchinson PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
Inghan PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19 ft	Not recorded
Jimmie PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	75.5 ft	Not recorded
Jimmy PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32 ft	Not recorded
Joe PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
Kidder PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Kimball PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	19.7 ft	Not recorded
Lily PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
Little Cobbosseecontee LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
Little PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Little Purgatory PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
Little Togus PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	22 ft	Not recorded
Long PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
Loon PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	Not recorded
Lovejoy PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	22 ft	Not recorded
Lower Narrows PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	106 ft	Not recorded
Lower Togus PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Maranacook LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	127.3 ft	Not recorded
McGrath PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Messalonskee LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	113 ft	✓ Public
Minnehonk LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	73 ft	Not recorded
Moody PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	30 ft	Not recorded
Moose PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	17 ft	Not recorded
Mosher PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	Not recorded
Mud PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.1 ft	Not recorded
Nehumkeag PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	16.4 ft	Not recorded
Parker PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	76 ft	Not recorded
Pattee PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	Not recorded
Penney PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	Not recorded
Pickerel PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Pocasset LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Sand PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Savade PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
Shed PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	10 ft	Not recorded
Silver LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	58 ft	✓ Public
Spectacle PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	100 ft	Not recorded
Threecornered PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	33 ft	Not recorded
Threemile PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	Not recorded
Tilton PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	44 ft	Not recorded
Togus PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	49 ft	Not recorded
Tolman PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26 ft	Not recorded
Torsey LakeKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	45 ft	Not recorded
Tyler PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	70 ft	Not recorded
Upper Narrows PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	54 ft	Not recorded
Ward PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	Not recorded
Watson PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
Webber PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	42.7 ft	Not recorded
Whittier PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	23 ft	Not recorded
Wilson PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
Woodbury PondKennebec	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	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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