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 - 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 ]


A fish species survey of Bear Brook Pond, The Bowl, Duck Pond, and Sargent Mountain Pond
Burgess, John R.

To view report, click HERE.

FIELD WORK: July 24 - 28, 1995(?).
Fish surveys were conducted in Bear Brook Pond, The Bowl, Duck Pond and Sargent Mountain Pond, using a 100 ft. multiple mesh experimental [...] [ click to read more ]


Survey of freshwater aquatic vegetation of Acadia National Park : preliminary report based on 1995 field inventory
Greene, Craig W.

FIELD WORK: 28 July - 21 August1995.

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 ]


Survey of freshwater aquatic vegetation of Acadia National Park
Greene, Craig W.//Hellquist, C. Barre//Gregory, Linda

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 ]


Survey of aquatic plants of Acadia National Park (data set)
Greene, Craig; Hellquist, Barre; Gregory, Linda

This dataset is derived from the study by Greene et al. (1999) of the aquatic plants of Mount Desert Island, Schoodic Peninsula & Isle au Haut.

To download the data set, click HERE.

Data were digitized [...] [ 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 ]


Maine's first lake
Schmitt, Catherine

This article provides an overview of the formation of Sargent Mountain Pond in Acadia National Park.

To view the full article, click HERE.


Acadia National Park - Lake monitoring report: 2002-2005
Seger, Emily M.; W.G. Gawley; R.M. Breen

Assessment of natural resource conditions in and adjacent to Acadia National Park
Vaux, P., Nelson, S., Rajakaruna, N., Mittelhauser, G., Bell, K., Kopp, B., Peckenham, J. and Longsworth, G.
Download the report HERE.

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 ]