Graham Lake (Maine)
| Graham Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hancock County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44°39′30″N 68°23′57″W / 44.658408°N 68.399188°WCoordinates: 44°39′30″N 68°23′57″W / 44.658408°N 68.399188°W |
| Type | eutrophic reservoir [1] |
| Primary inflows | Union River [1] |
| Primary outflows | Union River [1] |
| Catchment area | 499 sq mi (1,290 km2) [1] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 13 miles (21 km)[2] |
| Surface area | 9,383 acres (3,797 ha) [1] |
| Average depth | 17 ft (5.2 m) [1] |
| Max. depth | 47 ft (14 m) [1] |
| Water volume | 105,603 acre·ft (130,259,000 m3) [1] |
| Residence time | 3 months [1] |
| Shore length1 | 89.8 mi (144.5 km) [1] |
| Surface elevation | 106 ft (32 m) [1] |
| Settlements | Ellsworth, Waltham, Mariaville |
| References | [2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Graham Lake in Hancock County, Maine is a eutrophic reservoir formed by the construction of a hydro-electric power dam in 1922 four miles (6 km) upstream from Ellsworth, Maine. The first dam was a hastily built earthen dam built by the Bangor Hydro Electric Company. It failed in 1923, flooding downtown Ellsworth and doing almost $8 million in property damage. The dam was rebuilt and operated by Bangor Hydro until its sale in 1999. The dam has since been acquired by Pennsylvania Power & Light which continues to use it to generate electricity.[1][3][4]
Water clarity in the lake is low,[5] with secchi disk measurements averaging less than 3 meters. Fish in the lake that are of interest to anglers include smallmouth bass, white perch, chain pickerel, landlocked salmon, and brook trout.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 various. "Lake Overview and Data Access". Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. pp. multiple subpages used. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- 1 2 ed. Saul B. Cohen (2000). "Graham Lake". The Columbia gazetteer of North America. Columbia University Press. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ↑ Town of Waltham v. PPL Maine, LLC, 2006 ME 88 (2006). (Calkins, J.).
- ↑ Gross, Milton M. (2007-08-26). "Down the Road a Piece: A Little Dam History". Magic City Morning Star. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ↑ Michael, Holly J.; Boyle, Kevin J.; Bouchard, Roy (February 1996). "Water Quality Affects Property Prices: A Case Study of Selected Maine Lakes" (PDF). Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
the Ellsworth group had only one lake with poor water clarity (Graham Lake),