Maine Lakes Transparency, Color & Chemistry: Overall Mean Values
Bacon, Linda

This data set contains overall mean values for Secchi transparency, color and a series of water chemistry parameters for surveyed Maine lakes. Data were collected by Maine DEP (MDEP), the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP) [...] [ click to read more ]


Maine lakes water quality - pH, color, conductivity, alkalinity (by date)
Bacon, Linda

This data set contains pH, color, conductivity and alkalinity data for Maine lakes, by date of collection. Data were collected by ME DEP, Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and other organizations. Data are provided by ME [...] [ click to read more ]


Maine lakes water quality - chlorophyll (by date)
Bacon, Linda

This data set contains chlorophyll data for Maine lakes sampled by ME DEP, Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and other organizations. Data were provided by Linda Bacon, ME DEP.

Data are current through the 2018 sampling year.

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Maine lakes water quality - total phosphorus (by date)
Bacon, Linda

This data set contains total phosphorus data for Maine lakes, by date of collection. Data were collected by ME DEP, Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and other organizations. Data are provided by ME Dept. of Environmental [...] [ click to read more ]


Maine lakes water quality - Secchi transparency (by date)
Bacon, Linda

This data set contains Secchi transparency data for Maine lakes, by date of collection. Data were collected by ME DEP, Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and other organizations. Data are provided by ME Dept. of Environmental [...] [ click to read more ]


Maine lakes water quality - temperature & dissolved oxygen profiles
Bacon, Linda

This data set contains water temperature and dissolved oxygen data for Maine lakes. These data are current through 2018. Data were collected by ME Dept. of Environmental Protection, the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and other [...] [ click to read more ]


Maine Lakes Transparency, Color & Chemistry: Annual Mean Values
Bacon, Linda

This data set contains annual mean values (with maxima and minima) for Secchi transparency, color and a series of water chemistry parameters for surveyed Maine lakes. Data were collected by Maine Department of Environmental Protection [...] [ click to read more ]


Comparison of three physical management techniques for controlling variable-leaf milfoil in Maine lakes
Bailey, Jacolyn E.; A.J.K. Calhoun

Variable-leaf watermilfoil (Myriophyllum heterophyllum) is a nuisance aquatic plant in the northeastern United States. It grows in thick mats, often out-competing native vegetation, clogging boat motors, and deterring people from swimming and other water-related activities. [...] [ click to read more ]


Lake plant surveys: Maine
Cameron, Don; Keith Williams; Roberta Hill

To open the data file (which also contains the metadata), click HERE.

This file contains data from surveys of plant assemblages in Maine lakes and ponds. The first two data worksheets contain data from "rapid [...] [ click to read more ]


Water Quality and Shoreline Survey of Little Sebago Lake, Windham and Gray, Maine
Chute, Robert M.
A survey of the shoreline and water quality of Little Sebago Lake is included, and recommendations for the future are made.

Audubon Loon Counts: Maine
Maine Audubon

To DOWNLOAD this data file (and metadata), click HERE .

 (Note: If your screen displays the file "AudubonLoonCounts_Maine.zipx, please ignore this file - it is an old version of the data)

The data reported here are [...] [ click to read more ]


Little Sebago Lake Watershed Survey, 2003
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Dowload this report here.

The purpose of the project was to identify, document and prioritize soil erosion sites in the southern half of the Little Sebago Lake Watershed and to recommend conservation practices for each site. [...] [ click to read more ]


Little Sebago Lake Conservation Project, Phase I
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

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The purpose of the project was to reduce soil erosion and export of sediment and phosphorus into Little Sebago Lake. Conservation practices were installed at a total of 80 sites throughout [...] [ click to read more ]


Little Sebago Lake Conservation Project: BMP Design & Implementation
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

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The purpose of the project was to reduce soil erosion and polluted runoff to Little Sebago Lake. Conservation practices were installed to fix two high priority sites on private roads, and [...] [ click to read more ]


Little Sebago Lake Conservation Project: Phase II
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

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The purpose of the project was to reduce polluted runoff to Little Sebago Lake. Conservation practices were installed at 10 high priority sites on private roads. The Little Sebago YCC provided [...] [ click to read more ]


Little Sebago Lake Conservation Project: Phase III
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

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The purpose of the Phase III project was to significantly reduce soil erosion and polluted runoff to Little Sebago Lake. Also, this project provided technical assistance to landowners and road associations, [...] [ click to read more ]


Lake fish of Maine
Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

To open data file, click HERE.

This data set contains lists of fish species in Maine lakes and are derived from MDIFW's lake survey database (2007 update). The database contains a listing of all fish [...] [ click to read more ]


Lake associations & environmental organizations in Maine
Maine Lake Monitoring Program

This file contains a list of lake associations and conservation / environmental organizations that work, in some capacity, with lakes in Maine.  The data include the MIDAS codes and names of lakes present in the [...] [ click to read more ]


Chinese mystery snail sightings
Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP)

This data set contains sightings of the invasive Chinese mystery snail Cipangopaludina (= Bellamya) chinensis. Sightings were made by multiple individuals and reported to the Maine Lake Volunteer Monitoring Program which compiled the data.

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Documented infestations of invasive aquatic plants and animals in Maine
Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program; Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection (compilers)
This data set contains a list of documented infestations of invasive aquatic plants and animals in Maine lakes and streams/rivers. At present, the only animal species included in this data set is the Chinese mystery [...] [ click to read more ]

Freshwater mussels of Maine
Swartz, Beth (data provider)

This data set contains the results of the statewide freshwater mussel survey conducted under the direction of MDIFW. Most of the survey was conducted between 1992 and 2009. In addition to survey-collected samples, there are [...] [ click to read more ]


Lake fish of Maine: Google Earth map
Vaux, P. (compiler). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (data source)

The map displays surveyed lakes, list of fish species at each lake and fishery management type (as designated by MDIFW).

Data may be viewed in this Google Earth file: Lake_fish.kmz.

Lists of fish species in Maine [...] [ click to read more ]