Where is Millinocket Lake?

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

How deep is Millinocket Lake?

Millinocket Lake has a maximum depth of 78 feet and an average depth of 24 feet. The lake covers 8578 acres.

Millinocket Lake

Penobscot County, Maine8,578 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

78 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

8,578 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

48.3 mi

Measured length

78 ft max depth

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Millinocket Lake in Penobscot County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 78 ft. Surface area: 8578 acres.

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Millinocket Lake is a 8,578-acre lake in Penobscot County, Maine with a maximum depth of 78 feet (24-foot average).

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

What Millinocket Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water78 ft surveyed max depth
Big water8,578 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Millinocket 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 Millinocket Lake

These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Millinocket 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

78 ft

Average depth

24 ft

Surface area

8,578 acres

Shoreline

48.3 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 Millinocket Lake

Where is Millinocket Lake?: Millinocket Lake 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 Millinocket Lake?: Millinocket Lake in Penobscot County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 78 ft. Surface area: 8578 acres.
Is Millinocket Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Millinocket Lake?: Millinocket Lake has a maximum depth of 78 feet and an average depth of 24 feet. The lake covers 8578 acres.