Each blue datapoint represents a Maine lake that is currently being NRTLD-monitored. Click on a datapoint to select a lake, or use the list at right.

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Announcement _________________________________
This web site is no longer active after the 2022 season.
Thanks to all volunteers for their dedicated participation!
Historical Maine lake Secchi data will continue to be available.
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NRTLD lake name  Town  Midas#
Alamoosook Lake   Orland   4336
Anasagunticook Lake   Hartford   3604
Auburn Lake   Auburn   3748
Biscay Pond   Damariscotta   5710
Brettun's Pond   Livermore   3608
Clary Lake   Jefferson   5382
Clemons Pond   Hiram   3174
Cold Stream Pond   Enfield   2146
Collins Pond   Windham   3728
Craig Pond   Orland   4332
Cross Lake   Cross Lake Twp   1674
Crystal Lake   Washington   4900
Duck Puddle Pond   Nobleboro   5702
Ellis / Roxbury Pond   Byron   3504
Estes Lake   Sanford   0007
Figure Eight Pond   Sidney   5294
Garland Pond   Garland   4128
Great Moose Pond   Hartland   2590
Harriman Pond   Dedham   4306
Highland Lake   Falmouth   3734
Holbrook Pond   Holden   4274
Horne Pond   Limington   3408
Long Lake   St. Agatha   1682
Long Pond   Belgrade   5272
Long Pond   Livermore   3816
Loon Lake   Rangeley   2384
Paradise Pond   Damariscotta   5708
Pleasant Pond   Caratunk   0224
Round Pond   Livermore   3818
Thompson Lake   Oxford   3444
Washington Pond   Washington   4894
Watchic Pond   Standish   5040
West Grand Lake   T5R1; GLS   1150
  33 lakes



The goal of this Near Real-Time Lake Data pilot project is to provide volunteers and the public with a statewide perspective on current conditions for several lakes that are geographically distributed throughout Maine.

Certified volunteer lake monitors collect Secchi data and the information is entered directly into this website. It is important to note that the data displayed here are provisional— the normal quality assurance review of the data has not yet taken place.

There are many indicators that are used to assess lake water quality. The most universal and intuitive of these is a simple measurement of water clarity, also known as lake transparency—the distance that one can see down into the water. Lake transparency is measured with a device known as a Secchi disk. The distance down into the water that one can see the disk is measured routinely through the spring and summer months to estimate the concentration of algae in the water.

Secchi transparency varies not only from one lake to another, but also through time within any particular lake. A decline over time in the depth of transparency readings may indicate negative changes in lake water quality.

For more information about monitoring lake water quality, contact the Lake Stewards of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program.


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