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Lakes Near Bangor, Maine

565 counted Maine lakes sit within 60 miles of Bangor - the largest is South Twin Lake at 18,652 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
South Twin Lake	Penobscot, Piscataquis	57 mi	18,652 acres	101 ft
Big Lake	Washington	59 mi	17,619 acres	70 ft
Junior Bay (West Grand Lake)	Penobscot	51 mi	14,476 acres	128 ft
Graham Lake	Hancock	21 mi	9,395 acres	47 ft
Great Pond	Kennebec	56 mi	8,509 acres	69 ft
Schoodic Lake	Piscataquis	40 mi	7,021 acres	188 ft
Sebec Lake	Piscataquis	39 mi	6,362 acres	155 ft
Junior Lake	Penobscot	51 mi	5,771 acres	70 ft
Pug Hole-Sysladobsis L	Penobscot	49 mi	5,431 acres	66 ft
Nicatous Lake	Hancock	36 mi	5,212 acres	56 ft
Seboeis Lake	Piscataquis	45 mi	4,913 acres	90 ft
Pushaw Lake	Penobscot	9 mi	4,680 acres	28 ft
Damariscotta Lake	Lincoln	58 mi	4,666 acres	114 ft
Sebasticook Lake	Penobscot	23 mi	4,537 acres	50 ft
China Lake	Kennebec	46 mi	3,939 acres	85 ft
Moose Pond	Somerset	38 mi	3,856 acres	50 ft
Messalonskee Lake	Kennebec	55 mi	3,692 acres	113 ft
Cold Stream Pond	Penobscot	34 mi	3,620 acres	104 ft
Green Lake	Hancock	17 mi	3,133 acres	170 ft
Branch Lake	Hancock	18 mi	2,942 acres	124 ft
Unity Pond	Waldo	30 mi	2,569 acres	41 ft
Third Machias Lake	Washington	49 mi	2,559 acres	28 ft
Long Pond	Kennebec	60 mi	2,557 acres	106 ft
Little Pond	Kennebec	55 mi	2,531 acres	20 ft
Toddy Pond	Hancock	20 mi	2,409 acres	122 ft
Pocumcus Lake	Washington	50 mi	2,211 acres	44 ft
Tunk Lake	Hancock	37 mi	2,071 acres	222 ft
South Branch Lake	Penobscot	41 mi	1,981 acres	28 ft
Fourth Machias Lake	Washington	44 mi	1,913 acres	26 ft
Upper Jo-Mary Lake	Piscataquis	56 mi	1,846 acres	72 ft
Spectacle Pond	Hancock	28 mi	1,782 acres	30 ft
East Pond	Kennebec, Somerset	51 mi	1,717 acres	27 ft
West Musquash Lake	Washington	59 mi	1,606 acres	108 ft
Mopang Lake	Washington	38 mi	1,556 acres	76 ft
Pleasant Lake	Washington	56 mi	1,550 acres	92 ft
Embden Pond	Somerset	59 mi	1,542 acres	180 ft
Clifford Lake	Washington	56 mi	1,459.3 acres	-
Endless Lake	Penobscot	46 mi	1,439 acres	36 ft
Beech Hill Pond	Hancock	17 mi	1,422 acres	104 ft
Lower Wilson Pond	Piscataquis	60 mi	1,419 acres	106 ft
Wesserunsett Lake	Somerset	49 mi	1,406 acres	22 ft
West Lake	Hancock	35 mi	1,389 acres	70 ft
Swan Lake	Waldo	21 mi	1,389 acres	87 ft
Megunticook Lake	Knox, Waldo	41 mi	1,351 acres	64 ft
Molasses Pond	Hancock	29 mi	1,280 acres	47 ft
Pleasant Lake	Penobscot	17 mi	1,245 acres	16 ft
Webber Pond	Kennebec	51 mi	1,233 acres	41 ft
Chemo Pond	Penobscot	10 mi	1,223 acres	24 ft
Sheepscot Pond	Waldo	45 mi	1,214 acres	132 ft
Lake Onawa	Piscataquis	50 mi	1,192 acres	76 ft
Threemile Pond	Kennebec	51 mi	1,174 acres	37 ft
Duck Lake	Hancock	41 mi	1,154 acres	88 ft
Lake Wassookeag	Penobscot	31 mi	1,152 acres	86 ft
Bald Mountain Pond	Somerset	56 mi	1,146 acres	62 ft
Big Indian Pond	Somerset	31 mi	1,144 acres	28 ft
Donnell Pond	Hancock	34 mi	1,138 acres	119 ft
East Branch Lake	Penobscot	50 mi	1,121 acres	21 ft
St George Lake	Waldo	40 mi	1,109 acres	65 ft
Mattamiscontis Lake	Penobscot	48 mi	1,080 acres	38 ft
Alligator Lake	Hancock	29 mi	1,067 acres	70 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 565 counted lakes within 60 miles of Bangor.

Sources: Maine DEP lake data; lake coordinates from the DEP. Verified October 30, 2026.