Lakes / Maine / Mountain Catcher Pond

Mountain Catcher Pond, Maine

81 acres

Surface Area

16 ft

Max Depth

10 ft

Average Depth

2 mi

Shoreline

670 ft

Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - Maine

46.20 degrees N, 68.82 degrees W - Penobscot County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its Maine DEP coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.

Depth Profile - Mountain Catcher Pond

Schematic cross-section drawn to one shared depth scale - not a survey or bathymetric map.

How Mountain Catcher Pond Stacks Up

A shallow lake - typical of most Maine lakes, which run under 20 ft at their deepest.
About 97 miles from Bangor, as the crow flies.
14 fish species on the DEP list for this lake.

Fish Species

Brook TroutYellow PerchAmerican EelBanded KillifishBlacknose DaceBlacknose ShinerBrown BullheadCommon ShinerCreek ChubFallfishGolden ShinerNinespine SticklebackPumpkinseedWhite Sucker

Species recorded for this lake. Presence only - no abundance ratings.

Facts and Figures

Lake ID (MIDAS)4258

CountyPenobscot

TownsT6 R8 WELS, Trout Brook Twp

Lake TypeRemote

Coordinates46.2008, -68.8179

Deepest Natural Lakes in Maine

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Sebago Lake	Cumberland	30,536 acres	316 ft
2	Moosehead Lake	Piscataquis	75,473 acres	246 ft
3	Tunk Lake	Hancock	2,071 acres	222 ft
4	Pleasant Pond	Somerset	1,037 acres	198 ft
5	Schoodic Lake	Piscataquis	7,021 acres	188 ft

Largest Lakes in Maine

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Moosehead Lake	Piscataquis	75,473 acres	246 ft
2	Sebago Lake	Cumberland	30,536 acres	316 ft
3	Chesuncook Lake	Piscataquis	28,250 acres	150 ft
4	Spednic Lake	Washington	19,618 acres	54 ft
5	South Twin Lake	Penobscot, Piscataquis	18,652 acres	101 ft

Sources: Maine DEP / Lakes of Maine lake data (ID 4258); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.