Where is Spectacle Pond?

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

How deep is Spectacle Pond?

Spectacle Pond has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 11 feet. The lake covers 1783 acres.

Spectacle Pond

Hancock County, Maine1,783 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

30 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

1,783 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

13.9 mi

Measured length

30 ft max depth

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Spectacle Pond in Hancock County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 1783 acres.

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Spectacle Pond is a 1,783-acre lake in Hancock County, Maine with a maximum depth of 30 feet (11-foot average).

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

What Spectacle Pond is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water30 ft surveyed max depth
Big water1,783 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Spectacle 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.

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Water quality measurements for Spectacle Pond

These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Spectacle 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

30 ft

Average depth

11 ft

Surface area

1,783 acres

Shoreline

13.9 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 Spectacle Pond

Where is Spectacle Pond?: Spectacle Pond 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 Spectacle Pond?: Spectacle Pond in Hancock County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 1783 acres.
Is Spectacle Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Spectacle Pond?: Spectacle Pond has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 11 feet. The lake covers 1783 acres.