Long Pond (Hancock County, Maine)

Long Pond
Great Pond

View looking South
Location Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor, Maine
Coordinates 44°19′25″N 68°21′30″W / 44.32361°N 68.35833°W / 44.32361; -68.35833Coordinates: 44°19′25″N 68°21′30″W / 44.32361°N 68.35833°W / 44.32361; -68.35833
Type Glacial lake
Surface area 897 acres (363 ha)
Average depth 37 ft (11 m)
Max. depth 113 ft (34 m)
Surface elevation 58 ft (18 m)
Islands 1
References [1]

Long Pond, also known as Great Pond,[2] is a nearly four mile long glacial lake[3] located on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Maine Lake Survey Maps - Hancock County (PDF), Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 1999, retrieved 2014-02-07
  2. "Long Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  3. "Great" Long Pond on Mount Desert Island, Maine, AcadiaMagic.com, retrieved 2014-02-07


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