Maine Lake Water Quality Data 20251113
Lake Stewards of Maine; Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Data Compliler(s):
Tristan Taber (Lake Stewards of Maine); Jeremy Deeds (Maine DEP)

Contact:
Tristan Taber, Lake Stewards of Maine — tristan@lakestewardme.org — 207-783-7733

This dataset contains water quality data for Maine freshwater bodies, primarily lakes and ponds. Data were collected by Lake Stewards of Maine volunteers, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and other organizations. The dataset includes individual [...] [ click to read more ]


Audubon Loon Counts: Maine
Maine Audubon

To DOWNLOAD this data file (and metadata), click HERE .

 (Note: If your screen displays the file "AudubonLoonCounts_Maine.zipx, please ignore this file - it is an old version of the data)

The data reported here are [...] [ click to read more ]


Maine Lakes Transparency, Color & Chemistry: Annual Mean Values
Bacon, Linda

This data set contains annual mean values (with maxima and minima) for Secchi transparency, color and a series of water chemistry parameters for surveyed Maine lakes. Data were collected by Maine Department of Environmental Protection [...] [ click to read more ]


Freshwater mussels of Maine
Swartz, Beth (data provider)

This data set contains the results of the statewide freshwater mussel survey conducted under the direction of MDIFW. Most of the survey was conducted between 1992 and 2009. In addition to survey-collected samples, there are [...] [ click to read more ]


Pleasant Pond NPS Abatement: Phase 3 Agricultural BMPs
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

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This project’s purpose was to reduce phosphorus runoff from farmlands by implementing BMPs that would stabilize soil and increase on-site retention of animal waste nutrients. CWD staff reached out to farmers [...] [ click to read more ]


Pleasant Pond NPS Abatement Project, Phase II
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

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The project goal was to continue restoring Pleasant Pond’s water quality by complementing ongoing NRCS work in agricultural lands with NPS erosion abatement work on gravel roads and eroding shorelines. The [...] [ click to read more ]


Pleasant Pond NPS Abatement Project
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

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This project was intended to help restore the water quality of Pleasant Pond. The project complemented NRCS work on agricultural areas by treating non-agricultural NPS sources in the watershed. A steering [...] [ click to read more ]


Comparison of three physical management techniques for controlling variable-leaf milfoil in Maine lakes
Bailey, Jacolyn E.; A.J.K. Calhoun

Variable-leaf watermilfoil (Myriophyllum heterophyllum) is a nuisance aquatic plant in the northeastern United States. It grows in thick mats, often out-competing native vegetation, clogging boat motors, and deterring people from swimming and other water-related activities. [...] [ click to read more ]


Documented infestations of invasive aquatic plants and animals in Maine
Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program; Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection (compilers)
This data set contains a list of documented infestations of invasive aquatic plants and animals in Maine lakes and streams/rivers. At present, the only animal species included in this data set is the Chinese mystery [...] [ click to read more ]

Lake associations & environmental organizations in Maine
Maine Lake Monitoring Program

This file contains a list of lake associations and conservation / environmental organizations that work, in some capacity, with lakes in Maine.  The data include the MIDAS codes and names of lakes present in the [...] [ click to read more ]


Lake restoration in Cobbossee watershed:capsule report
US Environmental Protection Agency
This report discusses lake restoration in the watershed of Cobbossee Stream, which drains 562 sqare kilomters (217 square miles) of Kennebec County immediately west of Augusta, Maine. The watershed contains 28 lakes, three of which [...] [ click to read more ]

Lake fish of Maine: Google Earth map
Vaux, P. (compiler). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (data source)

The map displays surveyed lakes, list of fish species at each lake and fishery management type (as designated by MDIFW).

Data may be viewed in this Google Earth file: Lake_fish.kmz.

Lists of fish species in Maine [...] [ click to read more ]


Lake fish of Maine
Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

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This data set contains lists of fish species in Maine lakes and are derived from MDIFW's lake survey database (2007 update). The database contains a listing of all fish [...] [ click to read more ]