Where is Forest Lake?

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

How deep is Forest Lake?

Forest Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 12 feet. The lake covers 212 acres.

Forest Lake

Cumberland County, Maine212 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

39.4 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

212 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.7 mi

Measured length

39 ft max depth

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Forest Lake in Cumberland County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 212 acres.

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Forest Lake is a 212-acre lake in Cumberland County, Maine with a maximum depth of 39 feet (12-foot average).

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

What Forest Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water39.4 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Forest 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 Forest Lake

These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Forest 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

39.4 ft

Average depth

12 ft

Surface area

212 acres

Shoreline

3.7 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Cumberland County

Little Duck Pond1.9 miView →Highland Lake4.1 miView →Knights Pond3.4 miView →Collins Pond14.9 ft clear4.8 miView →Little Sebago Lake5.7 miView →Tarkill Pond5.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Forest Lake

Where is Forest Lake?: Forest Lake is a lake in Cumberland County, Maine. Its water-quality measurements are published by Maine DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Forest Lake?: Forest Lake in Cumberland County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 39.4 ft. Surface area: 212 acres.
Is Forest Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Forest Lake?: Forest Lake has a maximum depth of 39.4 feet and an average depth of 12 feet. The lake covers 212 acres.