Echo Lake
Hancock County, Maine236 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Maine DEP for this lake.
- 62 ft max depth
Echo Lake in Hancock County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 62.3 ft. Surface area: 236 acres.
Echo Lake is a 236-acre lake in Hancock County, Maine with a maximum depth of 62 feet (28-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Echo Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
- Deep water62.3 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Echo 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.
Water quality measurements for Echo Lake
These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Echo 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
62.3 ft
Average depth
28 ft
Surface area
236 acres
Shoreline
4.1 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Echo Lake
- Smuggler's Den Campground3.0 km
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Echo Lake
Where is Echo Lake?
- Echo Lake is a lake in Hancock County, Maine. Its water-quality measurements are published by Maine DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Echo Lake?
- Echo Lake in Hancock County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 62.3 ft. Surface area: 236 acres.
Is Echo Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Echo Lake?
- Echo Lake has a maximum depth of 62.3 feet and an average depth of 28 feet. The lake covers 236 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Echo Lake?
- Echo Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Smuggler's Den Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Echo Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles