Lower Shin Pond
Penobscot County, Maine655 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Maine DEP for this lake.
- 23 ft max depth
Lower Shin Pond in Penobscot County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 655 acres.
Lower Shin Pond is a 655-acre lake in Penobscot County, Maine with a maximum depth of 23 feet (11-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lower Shin 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 Lower Shin Pond
These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Lower Shin 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
23 ft
Average depth
11 ft
Surface area
655 acres
Shoreline
7.3 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 Lower Shin Pond
Where is Lower Shin Pond?
- Lower Shin Pond is a lake in Penobscot County, Maine. Its water-quality measurements are published by Maine DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lower Shin Pond?
- Lower Shin Pond in Penobscot County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 655 acres.
Is Lower Shin Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lower Shin Pond?
- Lower Shin Pond has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 11 feet. The lake covers 655 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lower Shin Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.