Big Houston Pond
Piscataquis County, Maine645 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Maine DEP for this lake.
- 92 ft max depth
Big Houston Pond in Piscataquis County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 92 ft. Surface area: 645 acres.
Big Houston Pond is a 645-acre lake in Piscataquis County, Maine with a maximum depth of 92 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Big Houston Pond is good for
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- Deep water92 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Big Houston Pond 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.
Water quality measurements for Big Houston Pond
These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Big Houston Pond, 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
92 ft
Surface area
645 acres
Shoreline
6.5 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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Frequently asked questions about Big Houston Pond
Where is Big Houston Pond?
- Big Houston Pond is a lake in Piscataquis County, Maine. Its water-quality measurements are published by Maine DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Houston Pond?
- Big Houston Pond in Piscataquis County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 92 ft. Surface area: 645 acres.
Is Big Houston Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Big Houston Pond?
- Big Houston Pond has a maximum depth of 92 feet. The lake covers 645 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Big Houston Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.