Baker Lake is a lake in Somerset County, Maine. Its water-quality measurements are published by Maine DEP and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Baker Lake?

Baker Lake has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 11 feet. The lake covers 1256 acres.

Baker Lake

Somerset County, Maine1,256 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Maine DEP for this lake.

Max depth

30 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

1,256 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

7.9 mi

Measured length

30 ft max depth

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Baker Lake in Somerset County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 1256 acres.

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Baker Lake is a 1,256-acre lake in Somerset County, Maine with a maximum depth of 30 feet (11-foot average).

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Baker Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water30 ft surveyed max depth
Big water1,256 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Baker Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Baker Lake

These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Baker Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

30 ft

Average depth

11 ft

Surface area

1,256 acres

Shoreline

7.9 mi

The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.

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Nearby Lakes in Somerset County

Clayton Pond7.2 miView →Turner Pond6 miView →Fifth Saint John Pond9.9 miView →Saint Francis Lake8.8 miView →Lost Pond12.6 miView →Desolation Pond11.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Baker Lake

Where is Baker Lake?: Baker Lake is a lake in Somerset County, Maine. Its water-quality measurements are published by Maine DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Baker Lake?: Baker Lake in Somerset County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 1256 acres.
Is Baker Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Baker Lake?: Baker Lake has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 11 feet. The lake covers 1256 acres.