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 ]


Brandy Pond Watershed Survey
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Download this report here.

The purpose of the project was to identify, document and prioritize soil erosion sites in the Brandy Pond watershed. Survey methods were based on those outlined in the DEP publication, Citizen’s [...] [ 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 ]

Chinese mystery snail sightings
Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP)

This data set contains sightings of the invasive Chinese mystery snail Cipangopaludina (= Bellamya) chinensis. Sightings were made by multiple individuals and reported to the Maine Lake Volunteer Monitoring Program which compiled the data.

 To download [...] [ 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 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

To open data file, click HERE.

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 ]


Brandy Pond watershed survey
Cumberland County Soil & Watershed District; LEA; MDEP; Portland Water District
This report is specifically designed for citizens living in the Brandy Pond Watershed. It provides the results and analysis of a watershed survey conducted in response to water quality data that indicates the Pond is under stress. The Lakes [...] [ click to read more ]