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 ]

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 ]

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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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

To assess the scope of mercury contamination in lakes within and surrounding Acadia National Park, mercury concentrations were deteremined in fish species of ten lakes on Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA.  Five fish of the [...] [ click to read more ]

G. Cooper and colleagues conducted detailed lake surveys of Maine lakes in the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to species lists, the fisheries data include relative abundance, food habits and age-growth. Other data generated [...] [ click to read more ]

The trout fishery of Echo Lake on Mount Desert Island was studied from September 1956 to May 1958. Echo Lake was reclaimed to provide a more satisfactory fishery and to help supply the increased demand [...] [ click to read more ]

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The growth of the rainbow smelt in Echo Lake, Maine, appears to have decreased since the introduction of the alewife in 1966 and growth of the alewife appears less now than after initial plantings. [...] [ click to read more ]

Greene et al. surveyed 39 ponds, lakes, and streams in Acadia National Park (ANP) and Mount Desert Island (MDI).  The vascular flora of ANP freshwaters includes approximately 80 [...] [ click to read more ]

The authors surveyed 39 ponds, lakes, and streams in Acadia National Park (ANP) and Mount Desert Island (MDI). Field work was carried out 28 July to 21 August 1995, and 22 July to 9 September [...] [ click to read more ]

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FIELD WORK: 1950-1952.
FISH: Alewives and salmon were stocked in Echo Lake and Long Pond. These lakes and adjacent streams were improved by removal of obstructions and the addition of gravel to [...] [ click to read more ]

A study was made of landlocked salmon, brook trout, American smelt and landlocked alewives inhabiting Echo Lake. Landlocked alewives were introduced from Cayuga Lake, New York, in 1966, one year before the start of [...] [ click to read more ]

FISH: Landlocked Salmon were introduced to Echo Lake in 1965, Alewives in 1966, and Brook Trout were stocked periodically. Contains stomach analyses for these species and Smelt. Contains a list of other [...] [ click to read more ]

FIELD WORK: June 1967- May 1968.
FISH: Depth distributions of Salmon, Trout, Alewives, and Smelt were determined in Echo Lake. No clear temperature or dissolved oxygen preferences could be shown for any [...] [ click to read more ]

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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 ]

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 ]

Wide fluctuations in the year class strength of landlocked rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) may be caused during a critical period in early larval development. This study sought to define the food niche of early [...] [ click to read more ]

Growth and abundance of landlocked alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus), growth and food habits of landlocked salmon (Salmo salar) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), and the abundance of American eels (Anguilla rostrata) were studied in Echo Lake, [...] [ click to read more ]

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 ]

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

This report is an assessment of condition of the natural resources of Acadia National Park (ACAD) and an evaluation of the threats and stressors that act on these resources. A variety [...] [ click to read more ]

"This research has three objectives: (1) characterize seasonal patterns and relationships in the zooplankton communities (e.g., cladoceran and copepods) in the eight Acadia National Park (ANP) eutrophication study lakes; [...] [ click to read more ]