| Sebasticook
Lake is the largest lake (4,288 acres) within the confines of
an individual municipality in the State of Maine. The drainage area of the
lake is 81,056 acres including three major tributaries: East Branch of
Sebasticook River, Mulligan Stream, and Stetson Stream. The total drainage
area encompasses portions of Penobscot County, and to a much lesser
extent, Somerset County. (see graphic below) Nine subordinate lakesheds
are found within the Sebasticook drainage basin, including the drainage
areas of Pleasant Lake, Nokomis Pond, Corundel Pond, Puffers Pond, Lake
Wassookeag, Gould Pond, Mower Pond, Halfmoon Pond and Brooks
Pond. |
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| The lake provides for
many recreational activities: swimming, boating, fishing, and
snowmobiling, for tourism and for residential development. Both the lake
and its shores provide habitats for several wildlife species, such as sea
run elwives, smelts, smallmouth bass, white perch, black crappie, and many
bird species. Sebasticook Lake is easily accessible to many Mainers.
Within a ten mile radius of the lake resides approximately 17,730
people. |
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