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Here are the 58 lakes we have listed within USA > New England > Maine - compared by Largest Lakes - Acres.
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Lake Name | Area in acres | Lake Description |
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Moosehead Lake
(Maine, USA) |
75,471 |
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Sebago Lake
(Maine, USA) |
29,992 |
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Belgrade Lakes
(Maine, USA) |
20,311 |
![]() American writer E.B. White put the Belgrade Lakes Chain on the map with his piece "Once More to the Lake": "Summertime, oh, summertime, pattern of life indelible with fade-proof lake, the wood unshatterable, the pasture with the sweetfern and the juniper forever and ever, summer without end." This is ... |
Spednic Lake
(New Brunswick, Canada / Maine, USA) |
17,219 |
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Mooselookmeguntic Lake
(Maine, USA) |
16,300 |
![]() Mooselookmeguntic Lake is part of the Rangeley Lakes Region of Western Maine, straddling the borders of Franklin and Oxford Counties. The lake is part of the Androscoggin River watershed and drains into Upper Richardson Lake, which is separated from Mooselookmeguntic Lake by the Upper Dam. Prior ... |
East Grand Lake
(Maine, USA) |
16,070 |
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West Grand Lake
(Maine, USA) |
14,467 |
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Brassua Lake
(Maine, USA) |
8,979 |
![]() ![]() Sprawling across almost 9,000 acres of the Maine Highlands Region, Brassua Lake is actually little known. The large reservoir was created in 1925 when a dam was built across the outlet on the lower Moose River to generate hydroelectric power. The dam raised water levels nearly 30 feet and caused two ... |
Millinocket Lake
(Maine, USA) |
8,571 |
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Great Pond
(Maine, USA) |
8,239 |
Also known as: Belgrade Lakes Great Pond, in Maine's Kennebec and Moose River Valleys Region, is the largest of seven lakes in the Belgrade Lakes Chain. These seven lakes are part of the Kennebec River Watershed. Great Pond was formed by the construction of the Great Pond Storage Dam on Belgrade Stream in 1886. The dam was built ... |
Umbagog Lake
(Maine, USA / New Hampshire, USA) |
7,850 |
![]() Umbagog Lake straddles about 11 miles of the Maine-New Hampshire border. This 7,850-acre lake lies partly in the Rangeley Lakes region of western Maine and partly in the Great North Woods region of northern New Hampshire. Umbagog, pronounced um-BAY-gog, is said to derive from the Abenaki (Native ... |
Schoodic Lake
(Maine, USA) |
7,021 |
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Rangeley Lakes
(Maine, USA) |
6,872 |
![]() ![]() Nothing represents the outdoor largesse of Maine's Lakes and Mountains region better than the six pristine Rangeley Lakes. These natural lakes sprawl beneath famed 4,120-foot Saddleback Mountain along the Androscoggin River drainage. Several dams, built between 1850 and 1920, have enlarged and stabilized ... |
Sebec Lake
(Maine, USA) |
6,803 |
![]() ![]() Located in central Maine's Piscataquis River Valley, Sebec Lake is surrounded by a land of recreational opportunity. Whether you come to relax in New England's rural countryside or accept the challenge of the Appalachian Trail, Sebec Lake has it all. Boating, fishing, hiking, hunting, canoeing, scenic ... |
Rangeley Lake
(Maine, USA) |
6,000 |
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Fish River Chain of Lakes
(Maine, USA) |
5,601 |
![]() ![]() For big-lake fishing, Aroostook County's Fish River Chain of Lakes is the destination of choice. Home of Maine's best landlocked salmon fishery, the lakes are somewhat remote, located near the border of New Brunswick, Canada. The eight natural lakes are undammed, making this ideal trout and salmon breeding ... |
Cobbossee Lake
(Maine, USA) |
5,543 |
![]() ![]() Cobbossee Lake is a treasured family vacation destination with over 62 miles of shoreline, dotted with many islands, and valued as one of the best lakes in Maine. The lake is located in Kenebec County in the Town of Manchester with Winthrop, Maine nearby. Its 1600s original name of Lake Cobbosseecontee ... |
Long Lake
(Maine, USA) |
4,867 |
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Thompson Lake
(Maine, USA) |
4,426 |
![]() Just a one-hour drive northwest of Portland's coastline, Thompson Lake lies in the Lakes & Mountains tourism region of southern Maine. Located at the intersection of Oxford, Androscoggin and Cumberland counties, Thompson Lake will lure you in with its charming communities and diverse countryside. Be ... |
Damariscotta Lake
(Maine, USA) |
4,381 |
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Sebasticook Lake
(Maine, USA) |
4,288 |
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China Lake
(Maine, USA) |
3,937 |
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Androscoggin Lake
(Maine, USA) |
3,826 |
![]() ![]() Androscoggin Lake is a freshwater glacial lake of very irregular shape that falls into two geographic regions of Central Maine: the Kennebec and Moose River Valleys region and the Lakes and Mountains region. In the Kennebec and Moose River Valleys area, Androscoggin Lake is located in the increasingly ... |
Great Moose Lake
(Maine, USA) |
3,584 |
![]() Vacations are a time to sleep in. She knows that. She just can't help herself. Mornings are so beautiful at Great Moose Lake she has been waking up early to watch the sunrise. She takes her coffee to the deck of the house where they are staying and watches the sun greet the day. A bald eagle soars ... |
Messalonskee Lake
(Maine, USA) |
3,510 |
Also known as: Snow Pond, Nine Mile Pond The last lake in the Belgrade Lakes chain of lakes is 3691-acre Messalonskee Lake. Located in the Kennebec and Moose River Valleys Region, Messalonskee Lake was originally called Snow Pond after one of the first Europeans to settle there. Because the lake lies along Messalonskee Stream, the name was ... |