Schoodic Lake facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Schoodic Lake
Schoodic Lake Location in Maine
Location	Piscataquis County, Maine
Coordinates	45°22′N 68°55′W / 45.367°N 68.917°W / 45.367; -68.917
Primary outflows	Schoodic Stream
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	8.3 mi (13.4 km)
Max. width	2.7 mi (4.3 km)
Surface area	7,021 acres (2,841 ha)
Max. depth	188 feet (57 m)
Water volume	505,377 acre⋅ft (623,373,000 m3)
Surface elevation	430 ft (130 m)

Schoodic Lake is a deep Maine lake with a small drainage basin. The lake covers much of the western half of Lake View Plantation. Tributaries drain Orson Bog, Norton Pond, and Jaquith Pond in eastern Brownville. The south end of the lake overflows through Schoodic Stream 5 miles (8.0 km) to the Piscataquis River 13 miles (21 km) upstream of the Piscataquis confluence with the Penobscot River at Howland. The lake provides good habitat for togue, squaretail, and land-locked Atlantic salmon. Fishermen also find smallmouth bass, white sucker and round whitefish.