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Echo Lake (Maine)

Summary

Echo Lake, also known as Crotched Pond, is a lake located in the towns of Fayette, Mount Vernon and Readfield, Maine. It is 117 feet (36 m) deep, and covers about 1.9 square miles (5 km2) in surface area.[2] One of the major bodies of water in the Winthrop Lakes Region, the lake is known for its rocky shores, scenery, deep cool water, and naturally reproducing lake trout population. A public boat launch is located on the north shore in Mount Vernon off State Route #41.

Echo Lake
Crotched Pond
Location of Echo Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Echo Lake in Maine, USA.
Echo Lake
Location of Echo Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Echo Lake in Maine, USA.
Echo Lake
LocationKennebec County, Maine
Coordinates44°26′17″N 70°01′26″W / 44.438°N 70.024°W / 44.438; -70.024
TypeReservoir[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,185 acres (480 ha)
Max. depth117 ft (36 m)
Water volume23,134 acre⋅ft (28,535,000 m3)
Surface elevation325 ft (99 m)
IslandsEcho Island, Turtle Island
SettlementsFayette, Mount Vernon, Readfield

Camp Winnebago, a summer camp for boys, is located on the southwest shore of Echo Lake.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Echo Lake (Maine)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Camp Winnebago | a Maine summer camp for boys". Camp Winnebago. Retrieved 2019-08-08.

External links edit

  • Survey and Map from State of Maine Archived 2015-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  • Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce