Moosehead Lake

Moosehead Lake is a large lake in Maine. It is the largest lake of Maine and the largest lake wholly within New England (the larger Lake Champlain is located between Vermont, New York, which is not considered part of New England, and the province of Quebec in Canada). It was named Moosehead Lake, because the lake's shape looks like a moose's head. There are over 80 islands in the lake, the largest being Sugar Island.

Moosehead Lake
Location	Maine
Coordinates	45°38′N 69°39′W
Type	Freshwater mesotrophic lake
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)
Residence time	3.1 years
Shore length1	280.8 miles (451.9 km)
Surface elevation	1,029 feet (314 m)
Islands	>80
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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