Little Brassua Lake
Somerset County, Maine9,546 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Maine DEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Habitat alterations
- 65 ft max depth
Little Brassua Lake in Somerset County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 65 ft. Surface area: 9546 acres.
Little Brassua Lake is a 9,546-acre lake in Somerset County, Maine with a maximum depth of 65 feet (30-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Little Brassua Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water65 ft surveyed max depth
- Big water9,546 acres
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Little Brassua Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for habitat alterations. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Little Brassua 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 Little Brassua Lake
These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Little Brassua 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
65 ft
Average depth
30 ft
Surface area
9,546 acres
Shoreline
66.1 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Little Brassua Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit ME0103000104_4120L · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Little Brassua Lake
Where is Little Brassua Lake?
- Little Brassua 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 Little Brassua Lake?
- Little Brassua Lake in Somerset County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 65 ft. Surface area: 9546 acres.
Is Little Brassua Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Little Brassua Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for habitat alterations. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Little Brassua Lake?
- Little Brassua Lake has a maximum depth of 65 feet and an average depth of 30 feet. The lake covers 9546 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Little Brassua Lake 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