Upper Lead Mountain Pond

Upper Lead Mountain Pond

View of Upper Lead Mountain Pond from a ridge to the east in spring

Upper Lead Mountain Pond from the east
Location Hancock County, Maine,
United States
Coordinates 44°51′07″N 68°08′27″W / 44.851848°N 68.140843°W / 44.851848; -68.140843Coordinates: 44°51′07″N 68°08′27″W / 44.851848°N 68.140843°W / 44.851848; -68.140843[1]
Type Glacial
Primary inflows Meadow Brook and others
Primary outflows Unnamed stream to Middle/Lower Lead Mountain Pond
Basin countries United States
Max. length 2.6 mi (4.2 km)
Max. width 1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Surface area 977 acres (395 ha)
Max. depth 57 ft (17 m)
Water volume 24,970 acre foot (30,800,000 m3)
Surface elevation 350 ft (110 m)
Islands 2+

Upper Lead Mountain Pond is a lake in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located less than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the Lead Mountain and 0.25 mi (0.40 km) north of Maine State Route 9 near the town of Beddington. The inflow to Bear Pond comes from several small stream, and it drains via a small 500 feet (150 m) stream to Middle/Lower Lead Mountain Pond. Several unpaved roads provide access to the lake and private residences surrounding it. The Lake is surrounded by forest and supports several fish, including landlocked Atlantic salmon, brook trout, white perch, yellow perch, and chain pickerel.[2][3]

References

  1. "Upper Lead Mountain Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. Rocky Pond, ME (Map). USGS.
  3. "Upper Lead Mountain Pond" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Retrieved December 18, 2012.


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