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Location	Hancock County, Maine, United States
Coordinates	44°51′14″N 68°05′31″W / 44.853852°N 68.092026°W / 44.853852; -68.092026
Lake type	Glacial
Primary inflows	Bear Brook
Primary outflows	Little Narraguagus River to Narraguagus River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	2,200 ft (670 m)
Max. width	950 ft (290 m)
Surface elevation	560 ft (170 m)

Bear Pond is a lake in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Washington County border, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast of the summit of Lead Mountain, and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) northwest of Maine State Route 9 near the town of Beddington. The inflow to Bear Pond comes primarily from Bear Brook, which drains the southeastern slopes of Lead Mountain, which comprises primarily the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine (BBWM), an experimental forest. There are two USGS stream gauges on the East and West Branches of Bear Brook. An unpaved road provides access to the BBWM from state route 9 and passes about 200 feet (61 m) from the eastern end of the pond. Bear Pond is surrounded by forest and is drained at its western end by the Little Narraguagus River.