Damariscotta Lake is a lake in Lincoln County, Maine. Damariscota Lake, which covers 4,300 acres (1,700 ha), encompasses part of the towns of Jefferson, Nobleboro, and Newcastle.[2] Damariscotta Lake State Park in Jefferson occupies 19 acres at the far northern end of the lake.[5] The lake is known for its annual run of alewives and the dam and fish ladder built in 1807 at Damariscotta Mills at the lake's southern tip.[6][7]

Damariscotta Lake
View of Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro, Maine
Location of the lake in Maine.
Location of the lake in Maine.
Damariscotta Lake
LocationLincoln County, Maine
Coordinates44°08′49″N 69°29′10″W / 44.147°N 69.486°W / 44.147; -69.486[1]
TypeLake
Primary outflowsDamariscotta River
Max. length10 miles (16 km)
Max. width1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Surface area4,381 acres (1,773 ha)[2]
Average depth30 feet (9.1 m)[3]
Max. depth114 feet (35 m)[2]
Shore length121.4 miles (34.4 km)[3]
Surface elevation52 feet (16 m)[1]
IslandsSpectacle Islands[4]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Damariscotta Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c "Damariscotta Lake Survey" (PDF). Lincoln County Lake Survey Maps. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Damariscotta Lake". Lakes of Maine. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Damariscotta Lake Region". Midcoast Conservancy. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Damariscotta Lake State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Ken Textor (February 13, 2002). "Focus on: Damariscotta Lake, Maine". New England Boating. Lighthouse Media Solutions. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Julia McLeod; Mary Sheldon; Marilyn Speckmann (2011). Damariscotta Lake. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7385-7509-4.