Moosehead Lake

Moosehead Lake
Moosehead Lake
Location	Northwest Piscataquis, Maine, United States
Coordinates	45°38′N 69°39′W / 45.633°N 69.650°W / 45.633; -69.650
Type	mesotrophic
Primary inflows	Moose River
Primary outflows	Kennebec River
Catchment area	1,268 square miles (3,280 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	40 miles (64 km)
Max. width	10 miles (16 km)
Surface area	75,451 acres (30,534 ha)
Average depth	55 feet (17 m)
Max. depth	246 feet (75 m)
Water volume	4,210,000 acre⋅ft (5.19×109 m3)
Residence time	3.1 years
Shore length1	280.8 miles (451.9 km)
Surface elevation	1,029 feet (314 m)
Islands	>80 (Sugar Island)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Moosehead Lake is a deep, coldwater lake located in Piscataquis County in Northwestern Maine. It is the largest lake in Maine, second-largest lake in New England (after Lake Champlain), and the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States. Situated in the mostly undeveloped Longfellow Mountains, the lake is the source of the Kennebec River. Several rural Townships border the lake. Greenville is by far the largest town on the lake, with a small downtown area that has banks, shops, and restaurants. There are over 80 islands in the lake, the largest being Sugar Island and Deer Island to the west being the second largest.