Crescent Lake
Location of Crescent Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Crescent Lake in Maine, USA.
Crescent Lake
Location of Crescent Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Crescent Lake in Maine, USA.
Crescent Lake
LocationMaine
Coordinates43°58′N 70°27′W / 43.967°N 70.450°W / 43.967; -70.450[1]
Primary outflowsTenny River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length2.8 mi (4.5 km)[2]
Surface area703 acres (284 ha)[3]
Max. depth54 feet (16 m)[4]
Water volume12,996 acre⋅ft (16,030,000 m3)[3]
Surface elevation279 ft (85 m)[1]

Crescent Lake (formerly Rattlesnake Pond) receives drainage from Coffee Pond and Dumpling Pond in northern Casco, Maine, and extends south into Raymond. The south end of the lake overflows through the Tenny River to Panther Pond 1 mile (1.6 km) south.[2] The town of Raymond maintains a small boat ramp and swimming area on Maine State Route 85 at the south end of the lake. Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, and white perch thrive in the lake, with sizable specimens of each species caught by anglers each year. Dissolved oxygen deficiency below the 11-metre (36 ft) summer thermocline limits suitability for cold-water fish; but the lake still supports populations of cusk and rainbow smelt.[4]

Sources

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crescent Lake
  2. ^ a b The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. p. 5. 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 31 July 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Crescent Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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