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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Download this report here.
The purpose of this project was to reduce the amount of sediment and phosphorus reaching waters in the Pattee Pond watershed, and to promote watershed stewardship. This project demonstrated the benefits [...] [ click to read more ]
G. Cooper and colleagues conducted detailed lake surveys of Maine lakes in the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to species lists, the fisheries data include relative abundance, food habits and age-growth. Other data generated [...] [ click to read more ]
To download the REPORT, click HERE.
To view an interactive MAP of all lakes sampled [...] [ click to read more ]
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 ]
Study investigated water chemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos and bacteria of Maine lakes, primarily in the southern part of the State.
This data set contains the benthic macro-invertebrate data from the Cooper and Fuller surveys of Maine lakes, conducted from 1938 to 1944. Other data generated from these surveys cover water quality, fish and plankton. The [...] [ click to read more ]
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 ]
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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 ]
Restoration programs for anadromous alewives in several Maine river drainages are based on trapping of adult alewives in lower river reaches and stocking the captured spawners in historic lentic spawning and nursery habitat farther upstream. [...] [ click to read more ]