Moosehead Lake facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Moosehead Lake |
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Location | Maine |
Coordinates | Script error: The function "coordinsert" does not exist. |
Type | mesotrophic |
Primary inflows | Moose River |
Primary outflows | Kennebec River |
Catchment area | 1268 sqmi |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 40 miles |
Max. width | 10 miles |
Surface area | 75451 acres |
Average depth | 55 feet |
Max. depth | 246 feet |
Residence time | 3.1 years |
Shore length1 | 280.8 miles |
Surface elevation | 1029 feet |
Islands | >80 (Sugar Island) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Moosehead Lake is a large lake in Maine. It looks like a moose head. There are over 80 islands in the lake, the largest being Sugar Island.
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