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The Moosehead Lake Region encompasses 4,400 square miles (11,000 km 2) of North Central Maine, and includes 127 incorporated and unincorporated townships in addition to Moosehead Lake. The region is drained by 330 miles (530 km) of main stem rivers, into which flow 3,850 miles (6,200 km) of smaller tributaries.
The Kennebec River (Abenaki: Kinəpékʷihtəkʷ) is a 170-mile-long (270 km) [1] river within the U.S. state of Maine.It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine.The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river flows southward.
Moose River enters the western end of the lake 4 miles (6.4 km) downstream of Long Pond and overflows from the eastern shore of the lake 3 miles (4.8 km) upstream of Moosehead Lake. Misery Stream flows 7 miles (11 km) from Misery Pond into the south end of Brassua Lake, and Brassua Stream flows 9 miles (14 km) into the north end of the lake.
Moosehead Lake: Fronts the state's largest lake Mackworth Island: Cumberland: Falmouth: 100 40 1946 Casco Bay: Hiking, scenic vistas Moose Point State Park: Waldo: Searsport: 146 59 1952 Penobscot Bay: Hiking, scenic vistas Mount Blue State Park: Franklin: Weld: 7,489 3,031 1955 Webb Lake: Beach, hiking, camping Mount Kineo State Park ...
Great Salt Lake: Utah: 950 sq mi 2,460 km 2: natural salt [4] 9 Lake Oahe: North Dakota–South Dakota: 685 sq mi 1,774 km 2: man-made [5] 10 Lake Okeechobee: Florida: 662 sq mi 1,715 km 2: natural [6] 11 Lake Pontchartrain: Louisiana: 631 sq mi 1,634 km 2: natural brackish [7] 12 Lake Sakakawea: North Dakota: 520 sq mi 1,347 km 2: man-made 13 ...
The park offers camping, boating, fishing, swimming, and snowmobiling. [1] A two-mile trail used for hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing follows the shore of the lake. [3] [4] The park is 1 of 5 Maine State Parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 3 minutes and 14 seconds of totality. [5]
Sugar Island is a 4,208 acres (1,703 ha) island located in Maine's Moosehead Lake. [1] It is roughly four miles (6.4 km) long and two miles (3.2 km) wide at its widest and longest points. Sugar Island is Moosehead Lake's largest island. They are located in the unorganized territory of Northwest Piscataquis.
It is the fifth-largest lake system in Maine, exceeded only by Moosehead Lake at 74,890 acres (303 km 2), Sebago Lake at 28,771 acres (116 km 2), Chesuncook Lake at 23,070 acres (93 km 2), and Flagstaff Lake at 20,300 acres (82 km 2). The Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes occupy 18,300 acres (74 km 2). [2]