Custer Pond
Androscoggin County, Maine1,964 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Maine DEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 20 ft max depth
Custer Pond in Androscoggin County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 1964 acres.
Custer Pond is a 1,964-acre lake in Androscoggin County, Maine with a maximum depth of 20 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Custer Pond is good for
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- Big water1,964 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Custer Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Custer 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 Custer Pond
These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Custer 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
19.7 ft
Surface area
1,964 acres
Shoreline
13.5 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Custer Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit ME0104000210_3796L · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Custer Pond
Where is Custer Pond?
- Custer Pond is a lake in Androscoggin County, Maine. Its water-quality measurements are published by Maine DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Custer Pond?
- Custer Pond in Androscoggin County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 19.7 ft. Surface area: 1964 acres.
Is Custer Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Custer Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Custer Pond?
- Custer Pond has a maximum depth of 19.7 feet. The lake covers 1964 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Custer Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database