Brandy Pond
Appearance
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Brandy Pond | |
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Location | Naples, Maine |
Coordinates | 43°57′20″N70°35′26″W/ 43.95556°N 70.59056°W |
Type | mesotrophic |
Primary inflows | Chute River |
Primary outflows | Songo River |
Catchment area | 199 square miles (520 km2) |
Basincountries | United States |
Surface area | 740 acres (300 ha) |
Average depth | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
Max. depth | 44 feet (13 m) |
Water volume | 11,757acre⋅ft(14,502,000 m3) |
Residence time | 34 days |
Shore length1 | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
Surface elevation | 268 feet (82 m) |
Settlements | Naples |
1Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. |
Brandy Pond,also known asBay of Naples Lake,[1]is a smalllakeinNaples, Maine,United States,that is connected toLong Lakeby theChute River.Brandy Pond is connected toSebago Lakeby theSongo River,which runs throughSebago Lake State Park.[2]To get to Sebago Lake through the Songo River, one must pass throughSongo Lock,one of the last remaining hand-operated locks in the country.
Brandy Pond is bounded by a commercial (downtown) area called the "causeway" on Rt. 302, an area of homes on the southerly side called Scenic Drive, a golf course on the northern side,[3]as well as many private homes and public campgrounds and condominiums.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Lakes of Maine - Lake Overview - Bay of Naples Lake (Brandy Pond) - Naples, Cumberland, Maine".www.lakesofmaine.org.Retrieved2017-04-27.
- ^"Descriptions of Area Lakes - Sebago Lake Region Maine - Krainin Real Estate".krainin.com.Retrieved2017-04-27.
- ^"Naples Golf Course | Naples, ME".www.naplesgolfcourse.com.Retrieved2017-04-27.