Maine Mountain Ponds

Mountain lakes

Our research program includes ongoing monitoring at 9 high-elevation lakes.

Cloud Pond

  • Location: Barren Mountain (45.417778, -69.358333)
  • MIDAS: 906
  • Elevation: 730m
  • Mean depth: 4.9m
  • Max depth: 11.5m
  • Stocked: No (fishless)
  • Mean secchi depth: 4.1m

Cranberry Pond

  • Location: Bigelow Preserve (45.136667, -70.3625)
  • MIDAS: 8603
  • Elevation: 743m
  • Mean depth: 1.1m
  • Max depth: 5.2m
  • Fish: no (fishless)
  • Mean secchi depth: 3.29m

Horns Pond

  • Location: Bigelow Preserve (45.142778, -70.331667)
  • MIDAS: 8601
  • Elevation: 954m
  • Mean depth: 1.4m
  • Max depth: 7.6m
  • Stocked with brook trout
  • Mean secchi depth: 4.53m

Eddy Pond

  • Location: Saddleback Mountain (44.92, -70.526667)
  • MIDAS: 3546
  • Elevation: 799m
  • Mean depth: 0.9m
  • Max depth: 6.2m
  • Fish: Stocked with brook trout
  • Mean secchi depth: 4.3m 

Midway Pond

  • Location: Saddleback Mountain (44.93122074, -70.54183981)
  • MIDAS: 3544
  • Elevation: 826m
  • Mean depth: 3m
  • Max depth: 8.8m
  • Stocked with brook trout
  • Mean secchi depth: 6.4m

Mountain Pond

  • Location: Rangeley (44.89528, -70.643495)
  • MIDAS: 3540
  • Elevation: 722m
  • Mean depth: 3.7m
  • Max depth: 11m
  • Native brook trout population
  • Mean secchi depth: 4.7m

South Pond

  • Location: Sandy River Plantation (44.866667, -70.558333)
  • MIDAS: 3560
  • Elevation: 662m
  • Mean depth: 1.9m
  • Max depth: 10m
  • Stocked with brook trout
  • Mean secchi depth: 4.21m

Tumbledown Pond

  • Location: Weld (44.749444, -70.5425)
  • MIDAS: 3512
  • Elevation: 811m
  • Mean depth: 1.9m
  • Max depth: 7.6m
  • Stocked with brook trout 
  • Mean secchi depth: 4.6m

Speck Pond

  • Location: Mahoosuc Range (44.562222, -70.974167)
  • MIDAS: 3288
  • Elevation: 1036m
  • Mean depth: 4.9m
  • Max depth: 11m
  • Stocked with brook trout
  • Mean secchi depth: 2.9m