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Maine Lakes With American Eel

625 counted Maine lakes list American Eel in Maine DEP records. The largest is Spednic Lake at 19,618 acres. The deepest of them is Tunk Lake at 222 ft.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Spednic Lake	Washington	19,618 acres	54 ft
2	Big Lake	Washington	17,619 acres	70 ft
3	Flagstaff Lake	Somerset	17,367 acres	50 ft
4	East Grand Lake	Aroostook, Washington	16,805 acres	128 ft
5	Junior Bay (West Grand Lake)	Penobscot	14,476 acres	128 ft
6	Round Pond	Piscataquis	9,542 acres	124 ft
7	Graham Lake	Hancock	9,395 acres	47 ft
8	Millinocket Lake	Penobscot	8,571 acres	86 ft
9	Great Pond	Kennebec	8,509 acres	69 ft
10	Schoodic Lake	Piscataquis	7,021 acres	188 ft
11	Baskahegan Lake	Washington	6,815 acres	22 ft
12	Meddybemps Lake	Washington	6,720 acres	58 ft
13	Sebec Lake	Piscataquis	6,362 acres	155 ft
14	Rangeley Lake	Franklin, Oxford	6,302 acres	149 ft
15	Gardner Lake	Washington	5,542 acres	56 ft
16	Cobbosseecontee Lake	Kennebec	5,540 acres	100 ft
17	Pug Hole-Sysladobsis L	Penobscot	5,431 acres	66 ft
18	Long Lake	Cumberland	5,295 acres	59 ft
19	Nicatous Lake	Hancock	5,212 acres	56 ft
20	Scopan Lake	Aroostook	4,990 acres	58 ft
21	Seboeis Lake	Piscataquis	4,913 acres	90 ft
22	Second Matagamon Lake	Piscataquis	4,867 acres	95 ft
23	Pushaw Lake	Penobscot	4,680 acres	28 ft
24	Damariscotta Lake	Lincoln	4,666 acres	114 ft
25	Sebasticook Lake	Penobscot	4,537 acres	50 ft
26	Thompson Lake	Oxford	4,419 acres	121 ft
27	Androscoggin Lake	Kennebec, Androscoggin	4,022 acres	38 ft
28	China Lake	Kennebec	3,939 acres	85 ft
29	Moose Pond	Somerset	3,856 acres	50 ft
30	Churchill Lake	Piscataquis	3,706 acres	62 ft
31	Messalonskee Lake	Kennebec	3,692 acres	113 ft
32	Cold Stream Pond	Penobscot	3,620 acres	104 ft
33	Green Lake	Hancock	3,133 acres	170 ft
34	Branch Lake	Hancock	2,942 acres	124 ft
35	Grand Lake Sebois	Penobscot	2,602 acres	33 ft
36	Unity Pond	Waldo	2,569 acres	41 ft
37	Third Machias Lake	Washington	2,559 acres	28 ft
38	Long Pond	Kennebec	2,557 acres	106 ft
39	Pocomoonshine Lake	Washington	2,538 acres	40 ft
40	Little Pond	Kennebec	2,531 acres	20 ft
41	Toddy Pond	Hancock	2,409 acres	122 ft
42	Auburn Lake	Androscoggin	2,277 acres	118 ft
43	Portage Lake	Aroostook	2,258 acres	25 ft
44	Pocumcus Lake	Washington	2,211 acres	44 ft
45	Webb Lake	Franklin	2,194 acres	42 ft
46	Tunk Lake	Hancock	2,071 acres	222 ft
47	Little Sebago Lake	Cumberland	2,009 acres	52 ft
48	South Branch Lake	Penobscot	1,981 acres	28 ft
49	Sabattus Pond	Androscoggin	1,975 acres	19 ft
50	Fourth Machias Lake	Washington	1,913 acres	26 ft
51	Crawford Lake	Washington	1,879 acres	27 ft
52	Upper Jo-Mary Lake	Piscataquis	1,846 acres	72 ft
53	Maranacook Lake	Kennebec	1,844 acres	128 ft
54	Great East Lake	York, Carroll (NH)	1,825 acres	102 ft
55	Wyman Lake	Somerset	1,819 acres	140 ft
56	Pleasant Lake	Aroostook	1,817 acres	63 ft
57	Hadley Lake	Washington	1,771 acres	31 ft
58	Boyden Lake	Washington	1,759 acres	34 ft
59	Rocky Lake	Washington	1,745 acres	37 ft
60	East Pond	Kennebec, Somerset	1,717 acres	27 ft
61	Moose Pond	Cumberland	1,697 acres	70 ft
62	Spencer Lake	Somerset	1,669 acres	135 ft
63	West Musquash Lake	Washington	1,606 acres	108 ft
64	Madawaska Lake	Aroostook	1,569 acres	38 ft
65	Pemaquid Pond	Lincoln	1,560 acres	61 ft
66	Mopang Lake	Washington	1,556 acres	76 ft
67	Pleasant Lake	Washington	1,550 acres	92 ft
68	Embden Pond	Somerset	1,542 acres	180 ft
69	Upper Pierce Pond	Somerset	1,526 acres	120 ft
70	Endless Lake	Penobscot	1,439 acres	36 ft
71	Beech Hill Pond	Hancock	1,422 acres	104 ft
72	Lower Wilson Pond	Piscataquis	1,419 acres	106 ft
73	Panther Pond	Cumberland	1,417 acres	68 ft
74	Annabessacook Lake	Kennebec	1,415 acres	49 ft
75	Millimagassett Lake	Penobscot	1,399 acres	64 ft
76	Swan Lake	Waldo	1,389 acres	87 ft
77	Megunticook Lake	Knox, Waldo	1,351 acres	64 ft
78	Little Ossipee Lake	York	1,342 acres	74 ft
79	Highland Lake	Cumberland	1,334 acres	50 ft
80	Pleasant Lake	Cumberland	1,332 acres	62 ft
81	Molasses Pond	Hancock	1,280 acres	47 ft
82	Crooked Brook Flowage	Washington	1,254 acres	20 ft
83	Webber Pond	Kennebec	1,233 acres	41 ft
84	Chemo Pond	Penobscot	1,223 acres	24 ft
85	Sheepscot Pond	Waldo	1,214 acres	132 ft
86	Lake Onawa	Piscataquis	1,192 acres	76 ft
87	Threemile Pond	Kennebec	1,174 acres	37 ft
88	Duck Lake	Hancock	1,154 acres	88 ft
89	Lake Wassookeag	Penobscot	1,152 acres	86 ft
90	Bald Mountain Pond	Somerset	1,146 acres	62 ft
91	Meduxnekeag Lake	Aroostook	1,144 acres	49 ft
92	Big Indian Pond	Somerset	1,144 acres	28 ft
93	Donnell Pond	Hancock	1,138 acres	119 ft
94	Lovewell Pond	Oxford	1,116 acres	45 ft
95	Echo Lake	Kennebec	1,109 acres	117 ft
96	St George Lake	Waldo	1,109 acres	65 ft
97	Molunkus Lake	Aroostook	1,108 acres	38 ft
98	Sunken Lake	Washington	1,101 acres	33 ft
99	Wytopitlock Lake	Aroostook	1,090 acres	24 ft
100	Boyd Lake	Piscataquis	1,063 acres	20 ft

Showing the 100 largest of 625 counted lakes with American Eel.

Source: Maine DEP lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.