Pleasant Lake (Crooked River)

Pleasant Lake
Location	Maine
Coordinates	44°02′N 70°31′W / 44.033°N 70.517°W / 44.033; -70.517Coordinates: 44°02′N 70°31′W / 44.033°N 70.517°W / 44.033; -70.517^[1]
Primary outflows	Mill Brook
Basin countries	United States

Max. length	3.8 mi (6.1 km)^[2]
Surface area	1,332 acres (539 ha)^[3]
Max. depth	62 feet (19 m)^[4]
Water volume	40,125 acre·ft (49,493,000 m³)^[3]
Surface elevation	427 ft (130 m)^[1]

See Pleasant Lake (disambiguation) for other lakes with this name.

Pleasant Lake extends through southern Otisfield into northern Casco, Maine. The lake shoreline is heavily developed with residences and seasonal cabins. The southern end of the lake overflows as Mill Brook through the village of Casco, and reaches the Crooked River 3 miles (4.8 km) to the southwest.^[2] The lake supports a thriving population of white perch with some smallmouth bass and chain pickerel; and has been stocked with brown trout, lake trout, and land-locked Atlantic salmon. A boat launch area is available at the southern end of the lake.^[4]

Seeds of Peace, an international conflict resolution summer camp, is based on Pleasant Lake.^[5]

Sources

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Lake
1 2 The Maine Atlas and Gazeteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. p. 5. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
1 2 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. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
1 2 "Pleasant Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game. State of Maine. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
↑ Dixon, Leslie H. (June 26, 2013). "Message of hope kicks off Seeds of Peace camp". Retrieved 20 May 2016.

Presumpscot River Watershed

Tributaries	Bear River Chute River Crooked River East Branch Piscataqua River Little River Muddy River North Branch Little River Northwest River Piscataqua River Pleasant River Songo River Sticky River Tenny River

Lakes	Brandy Pond Crescent Lake Crystal Lake Highland Lake (Bridgton) Highland Lake (Windham) Keoka Lake Little Sebago Lake Long Lake Panther Pond Peabody Pond Pleasant Lake Sebago Lake Thomas Pond Trickey Pond

Towns	Albany Bridgton Casco Cumberland Falmouth Frye Island Gorham Gray Harrison Naples Norway Otisfield Portland Raymond Sebago Standish Sweden Waterford Westbrook Windham

Landmarks	Babb's Bridge Bridgton and Saco River Railroad Cumberland and Oxford Canal Oriental Powder Company Roosevelt Trail S. D. Warren Paper Mill Sebago Lake State Park Songo Lock

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