Caucomgomoc Lake
Location of Caucomgomoc Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Caucomgomoc Lake in Maine, USA.
Caucomgomoc Lake
Location of Caucomgomoc Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Caucomgomoc Lake in Maine, USA.
Caucomgomoc Lake
LocationPiscataquis County, Maine
Coordinates46°12′N 69°34′W / 46.200°N 69.567°W / 46.200; -69.567[1]
Lake typeReservoir
Primary inflowsLoon Stream
Primary outflowsCaucomgomoc Stream
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length5.6 mi (9.0 km)[2]
Max. width1.6 mi (2.6 km)[2]
Surface area4,594 acres (1,859 ha)[3]
Max. depth79 feet (24 m)[4]
Water volume103,839 acre⋅ft (128,084,000 m3)[3]
Surface elevation997 ft (304 m)[1]

Caucomgomoc Lake is in the North Maine Woods at the corner of townships 6 and 7 in ranges 14 and 15. Loon Stream flows into the southern end of the lake from Loon Lake, Bear Pond, Big Hurd Pond, Little Hurd Pond, Bear Brook Pond, McDougal Pond, and tributaries from the southwest. Overflow from Little Shallow Lake through Shallow Lake, Daggett Pond, and Round Pond enters the east side of Caucomgomoc Lake through Ciss Stream. Smaller tributaries Avery Brook, Middle Brook, and Ramsell Brook flow into the north end of the lake. There is a dam at the lake outlet on the eastern shore a short distance south of Ciss Stream. Discharge through the dam flows down Caucomgomoc Stream through Black Pond and Chesuncook Lake to the West Branch Penobscot River at Ripogenus Gorge.[2] White perch and yellow perch have largely replaced historic trout populations in the lake.[4]

Sources

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caucomgomoc Lake
  2. ^ a b c The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. pp. 49–55. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
  3. ^ a b Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (2005-08-04). "Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information". Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  4. ^ a b "Caucomgomoc Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game. State of Maine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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