Upper Shin Pond
Penobscot County, Maine590 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Maine DEP for this lake.
- 64 ft max depth
Upper Shin Pond in Penobscot County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 64 ft. Surface area: 590 acres.
Upper Shin Pond is a 590-acre lake in Penobscot County, Maine with a maximum depth of 64 feet (19-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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- Deep water64 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper 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 Upper Shin Pond
These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Upper 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
64 ft
Average depth
19 ft
Surface area
590 acres
Shoreline
7.1 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 Upper Shin Pond
Where is Upper Shin Pond?
- Upper 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 Upper Shin Pond?
- Upper Shin Pond in Penobscot County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 64 ft. Surface area: 590 acres.
Is Upper Shin Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Upper Shin Pond?
- Upper Shin Pond has a maximum depth of 64 feet and an average depth of 19 feet. The lake covers 590 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Upper Shin Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.