DownEast Maine Region

If you are looking for a lakefront property that is “far from the maddening crowd”, then consider the Maine’s DownEast region, which encompasses the easternmost portion of the state, roughly from the Penobscot River to the Canadian border, including rural Hancock County and Washington County.

The term “DownEast” was traditionally the direction sailing ships traveled from New York and Boston, downwind and to the east.

Popular destinations in this region include Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Ellsworth, Castine, Blue Hill and Lubec.

Tucked amid the bold ocean cliffs and the inland granite-topped peaks are many wonderful clear ponds and lakes, from very small ones to the so-called “great” ponds like 14,000 acre West Grand Lake — one of Maine’s premier salmon lakes.

The lakefront homes and camps in this area not only enjoy great boating and fishing, but are close to the fun and recreation of the DownEast coast.

One of the jewels of DownEast Maine is Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island — one of the most visited national parks in the United States. This park not only offers the scenic beauty of its rocky beaches, Cadillac Mountain (the highest in the east), amazing wildlife, miles of hiking and carriage trails — but also 26 pristine lakes and ponds.

By owning a Maine lakefront property “DownEast”, away from the crowd, you can also enjoy this area’s rich nautical history, picturesque towns and villages, dining on fresh lobster and wild blueberry delights, scenic lighthouses and diverse recreational adventures from snowmobiling to canoeing.

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Maine’s Lakes & Ponds List

This list of lakes and ponds, by county, includes only those that are 100 acres or more in size.

Hancock County

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Name Size/Acres Max Depth/ft. Maine Atlas Map #
Arnold Brook Lake 395 12 65
Beau Lake 2,003 168 66
Beaver Tail Pond 128 46 62
Big Machias Lake 911 22 63
Black Pond 147 90 63
Blake Lake 128 17 67
Bracket Lake 576 25 45
California Pond 128 5 68
Caribou Lake 115 3 65
Carr Pond 307 72 63
Center Pond 128 4 57
Chandler Pond 401 19 57
Clayton Lake 166 7 61
Clayton Lake 264 17 63
Cross Lake 2,515 46 68
Crystal Lake 137 11 52
Cunliffe Lake 134 20 61
Deboullie Pond 262 88 63
Deering Lake 474 49 53
Depot Lake 883 10 60
Dickwood Lake 96 8 67
Eagle Lake 5,581 136 67,68
East Grand Lake 16,070 128 53,45
Echo Lake 90 9 65
Falls Pond 256 7 66
First Musquacook Lake 698 48 62
First Sly Brook Lake 90 32 67
1st/2nd Wallagrass Lakes 281 33 67
Fish River Lake 2,642 46 63
Flinn Lake 269 17 44,52
4th Musquacook Lake 749 40 56
Gardner Pond 288 120 63
Germain Lake 122 3 68
Glazier Lake 1,120 118 66
Greenlaw Pond 109 6 63
Hanson Lake 118 32 65
Little East Lake 189 5 70
Little Machias Lake 275 18 63
Long Lake 6,000 163 68
Long Lake/ Harvey Pond 1,203 48 61
Long Pond 128 9 62
Madawaska Lake 1,526 38 68
Mattaseunk Lake 576 21 44
Mattawamkeag Lake 3,330 47 52
McGowan Lake 160 5 63
McKeen Lake 147 10 62
Meduxnekeag Lake 1,057 49 53
Molunkus Lake 1,050 38 44
Monson Pond 160 15 65
Mud Lake 972 20 68
Nickerson Lake 234 107 53
Number Nine Lake 120 10 59
Pickett Mountain Pond 173 7 52
Pleasant Lake 1,832 63 52
Plunkett Pond 435 42 52
Portage Lake 2,474 25 63,64
Pratt Lake 96 11 63
Presley Lake 202 5 60
Rockabema Lake 339 40 58
Round Pond 697 36 62
Rowe Lake 252 40 63
St Croix Lake 416 9 58
St. Froid Lake 2,400 114 63
Second Chase Pond 182 123 62,63
2nd Musquacook Lake 813 62 62
Skitacook Lake 435 17 53
Soldier Pond 96 49 67
Spaulding Lake 125 38 52
Spectacle Pond 122 5 57
Squapan Lake 5,120 58 58,64
Square Lake 8,150 122 68
Third Chase Pond 102 87 62
3rd Musquacook Lake 397 64 62
3rd Sly Brook Lake 141 51 67
Togue Pond 388 85 63
Umcolcus Lake 630 17 58
Umsaskis Lake 1,222 58 61
Upper Macwahoc Lake 269 8 52
Wheelock Lake 160 20 67
Wytopitlock Lake 1,152 24 52

 

Washington County

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Name Size/Acres Max Depth/ft. Maine Atlas Map #
Barrows Lake 281 36 36
Big/Little Greenland Lakes 130 30 45
Baskahegan Lake 6,944 22 45
Beddington Lake 404 59 25
Big Lake 10,305 70 35,36
Bog Lake 826 46 26
Boyden Lake 1,702 34 37
Cathance Lake 2,905 75 36
Clifford Lake 954 50 35
Crawford Lake 1,677 27 36
Crooked Brook Flowage 1,645 20 45
Drake Lake 260 18 45
East Musquash Lake 806 62 45
Farrow Lake 224 76 45
Fifth Machias Lake 1,069 27 35
First Chain Lake 336 35 35
Fourth Machias Lake 1,539 26 35
Gardner Lake 3,886 56 26
Grand Lake 16,070 128 45,53
Hadley Lake 1,776 31 26
Howard Lake 527 50 37
Indian Lake 120 20 26
Jackson Brook Lake 731 20 45
Keenes Lake 115 37 37
La Coute Lake 137 11 46
Lambert Lake 605 60 46
Little Cathance Lake 140 17 36
Little Tomah Lake 147 20 45
Long Lake 698 28 26
Love Lake 672 40 36
Lower Hot Brook Lake 713 13 45
Lower Oxbrook Lake 365 30 35
Marks Lake 240 27 26
Meddybemps Lake 6,765 38 36
Montegail Pond 170 12 25
Mopang Lake 1,487 76 35
Nash’s Lake 627 56 37
North Beaverdam Lake 147 21 35
Orange Lake 234 24 26,27
Patrick Lake 275 32 26
Peaked Mountain Pond 227 48 25
Pennamaquan Lake 1,209 24 37
Pleasant Lake 339 36 36
Pleasant Lake 1,574 92 45
Pleasant River Lake 949 52 25
Pocomoonshine Lake 2,464 40 36
Pocumcus Lake 2,201 44 35
Pug Lake 198 39 35
Rocky Lake 1,555 37 26
Rocky/Sunken Lakes 1,126 33 26
Round Lake 558 14 36
Round Lake 352 25 26
Round Pond 205 26 25
Schoodic Lake 389 37 25
Second Lake 1,650 25 26
Second & Third Lakes 243 56 35
Second Chain Lake 589 30 35
Second Machias Lake 192 14 35
Second Mopang Lake 145 20 25
Shaw Lake 211 30 45
South Beaverdam Lake 160 40 35
Southwest Pond 138 34 25
Spednik Lake 17,219 54 45,46
Spruce Mountain Lake 448 43 25
Sucker Lake 256 32 45
Third Chain Lake 157 36 35
Third Machias Lake 2,778 35 35
Upper Hot Brook Lake 912 18 35
Upper Oxbrook Lake 442 18 35
Wabassus Lake 953 20 35
West Grand Lake 14,340 128 35
West Musquash Lake 1,613 108 35,45

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