Thomas Pond
| Thomas Pond | |
|---|---|
  Thomas Pond  Thomas Pond | |
| Location | Maine |
| Coordinates | 43°55′N70°31′W/ 43.917°N 70.517°W[1] |
| Lake type | Reservoir[1] |
| Primary outflows | Sebago Lake |
| Basincountries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.4 mi (2.3 km)[2] |
| Max. width | 1 mi (1.6 km)[2] |
| Surface area | 533 acres (216 ha)[3] |
| Max. depth | 64 feet (20 m)[4] |
| Water volume | 10,527acre⋅ft(12,985,000 m3)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 279 ft (85 m)[1] |
Thomas Pondis adjacent toU.S. Route 302on the border ofRaymondandCasco, Maine.The shoreline is heavily developed with residences and seasonal cabins, and there is a boat launching area near the highway where the pond overflows intoSebago Lake.[2]White perch,chain pickerel,smallmouth bass,andlargemouth bassthrive in the shallow portions of the pond; and land-lockedAtlantic salmonuse the deeper parts of the pond preying onrainbow smelt.[4]
Sources
[edit]- ^abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thomas Pond
- ^abcThe Maine Atlas and Gazetteer(Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. p. 5.ISBN0-89933-035-5.
- ^abMaine 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, TheUniversity of Maine.Archived fromthe originalon 2006-09-03.Retrieved31 July2008.
- ^ab"Thomas Pond"(PDF).Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.State of Maine.Retrieved17 May2016.