Mooselookmeguntic Lake

Mooselookmeguntic Lake
from a scenic overlook on Maine State Route 17
Location	Franklin / Oxford counties, Maine, United States
Coordinates	44°54′18″N 70°48′32″W / 44.90500°N 70.80889°W / 44.90500; -70.80889Coordinates: 44°54′18″N 70°48′32″W / 44.90500°N 70.80889°W / 44.90500; -70.80889
Type	mesotrophic
Catchment area	389 sq mi (1,010 km²)
Basin countries	United States

Surface area	16,300 acres (6,600 ha)
Average depth	60 ft (18 m)
Max. depth	132 ft (40 m)
Water volume	562,121 acre·ft (693,366,000 m³)
Residence time	1.1 years
Shore length¹	57.5 mi (92.5 km)
Surface elevation	1,467 ft (447 m)

Islands	Toothaker Island, Students Island
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Mooselookmeguntic Lake is located in Franklin County and Oxford County, Maine, in the United States. It is part of the Androscoggin River watershed. It is located in the western part of Maine, near the border with the state of New Hampshire and the Canadian province of Quebec. The lake is just a few miles from the Appalachian Trail.

Mooselookmeguntic Lake receives water from several sources. The Cupsuptic River flows into Cupsuptic Lake, which is directly connected with the northern part of Mooselookmeguntic Lake. The Rangeley River and Kennebago River both flow into northeastern Mooselookmeguntic Lake.

The lake's waters flow out to the southeast, into Upper Richardson Lake. There is a dam between the two lakes called "Upper Dam". The dam raised the level of Mooselookmeguntic Lake about 14 feet, causing it to become joined to Cupsuptic Lake forming a reservoir. The two lakes had been separate before the dam was built.

Mooselookmeguntic Lake's maximum depth is 132 feet (40 m) and its surface area is 25.5 square miles (66 km²).^[1] It is the fourth largest lake in Maine. Mooselookmeguntic Lake's elevation is 1,467 feet (447 meters) above sea level.

There are two large islands in the southern portion of Mooselookmeguntic Lake called "Toothaker Island" and "Students Island".

River name

The name "Mooselookmeguntic" is an Abnaki word for "moose feeding place"; although a humorous legend states that a Native American was hunting moose in the area, and spotted one. The native had forgotten to load his rifle, but took the shot anyway. Thinking his rifle was damaged, he began yelling to his companion .^[2]

Variant names listed by the USGS include "Mooselocmaguntic Lake" and "Mooselookmeguntick Lake".

Mooselookmeguntic Lake is tied in third place for longest place name in the United States. It has seventeen letters, along with Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania.^[3]^[4]

Fishing

The lake has a good variety of fishes,^[5] and is a popular tourist attraction for fishing.^[6]

References

↑ Maine Fishing Depth Maps: Lakes & Ponds by County. DeLorme. 2007. ISBN 978-0-89933-350-2.
↑ Nile, LeRoy (15 August 1948). Tales of the Rangeley Lakes (1st ed.). Knowlton & McLeary Co., Farmington, Maine. p. 128.
↑ "Domestic Names - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)". U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
↑ Ash, Russell (10 November 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
↑ "Fishes of Mooselookguntic and Cupsuptic Lakes" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and WIldlife (Maine gov). 1992. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ David P. Boucher (March 2008). "Mooselookmeguntic Lake Fishery Management". Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

External links

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mooselookmeguntic Lake

Androscoggin River watershed

Tributaries	Alder River Bear River Cathance River Chickwolnepy Stream Clear Stream Concord River Cupsuptic River Dead Cambridge River Dead Diamond River Dead River (ME) Dead River (NH) Dead River (Sabattus) East Branch Cupsuptic River East Branch Dead Diamond River East Branch Nezinscot River East Branch Pleasant River East Branch Swift River Ellis River First East Branch Magalloway River Kennebago River Little Androscoggin River Little Dead Diamond River Little East Branch Cupsuptic River Little Magalloway River Little River Magalloway River Middle Branch Dead Diamond River Middle Branch Little Magalloway River Mollidgewock Brook Moose Brook Moose River Muddy River Nezinscot River Peabody River Pleasant River Rangeley River Rapid River Rattle River Sabattus River Sanborn River Second East Branch Magalloway River South Branch Little Dead Diamond River South Branch Sunday River Sunday River Swift Cambridge River Swift Diamond River Swift River Third East Branch Magalloway River Webb River West Branch Dead Diamond River West Branch Ellis River West Branch Little Dead Diamond River West Branch Little Magalloway River West Branch Magalloway River West Branch Nezinscot River West Branch Peabody River West Branch Pleasant River West Branch Swift River Wild River

Lakes	Akers Pond Androscoggin Lake Lake Auburn Aziscohos Lake Echo Lake Greenough Pond Kennebago Lake Mooselookmeguntic Lake Parker Pond Parmachenee Lake Pontook Reservoir Range Ponds Rangeley Lake Richardson Lakes Sabattus Pond Thompson Lake Tripp Pond Success Pond Umbagog Lake Webb Lake

Towns	Albany Andover Auburn Berlin Bethel Bowdoin Brunswick Buckfield Byron Cambridge Canton Carthage Chesterville Dixfield Dummer Durham Errol Fayette Gilead Gorham Greene Greenwood Hanover Hartford Hebron Jay Leeds Lewiston Lisbon Livermore Livermore Falls Mechanic Falls Mexico Minot Monmouth Mount Vernon Newry Norway Otisfield Oxford Paris Peru Pittsburg Poland Randolph Rangeley Readfield Roxbury Rumford Sabattus Shelburne Stewartstown Sumner Topsham Turner Upton Vienna Wales Wayne Weld Wentworth's Location West Paris Woodstock

Landmarks	Brown Company Maine Central Railroad Old Speck Mountain Range Ponds State Park Rumford Mill St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad White Mountains

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