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Moosehead Lake
LocationMaine
Primary sourcesMoose River
Primary outflowsKennebec River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max length40 mi (64 km)
Max width10 mi (16 km)
Surface area120 sq mi (311 km²)
Shore length1400 mi (640 km)
Surface elevation1,023 ft (312 m)
>80 (Sugar Island)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine. Situated in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, the lake is the source of the Kennebec River.

Geography

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Mouth of Moose River from Mount Kineo in c. 1905
Set at an elevation of 1,023 feet (312 m), Moosehead Lake is approx. 40 by 10 miles (64 by 16 km), with an area of 120 mile² (311 km²), and over 400 miles (640 km) of shoreline. Its major inlet is the Moose River, which, east of Jackman, flows through Long Pond to Brassua Lake. To the east of Moosehead Lake, the Roach River is its second largest tributary. Flowing out of Moosehead Lake to the southwest are its east and west outlets -- the Kennebec River.

Nestled among forested mountains, Moosehead Lake stretches as far as the eye can see until its blue is swallowed by the dark green of the trees. There are over 80 islands in the lake, the largest being Sugar Island. Towns that border the lake include Greenville, Maine to the south and Rockwood to the northwest.

Mount Kineo, with 700 foot (200 m) cliffs rising straight up from Moosehead Lake, has attracted visitors for centuries, from early American Indians, to 19th century "rusticators," to today's hotel guests. Various species dwell among its cliffs and talus slopes, including peregrine falcons and rare plants.

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Lake Shore at the Birches in 1912
The Moosehead Lake Region encompasses 4,400 square miles (11,000 km²) of West Central Maine, and includes 127 townships in addition to Moosehead Lake. The region is drained by 330 miles (530 km) of main stem rivers, into which flow 3,850 miles (6,200 km) of smaller tributaries. During the last glacial era, more than 1,200 natural lakes and ponds were carved into its landscape, varying in size from one acre (4,000 m²) ponds to Moosehead, at 74,890 acres (303 km²) one of the largest natural freshwater lakes in the United States. The total area of all standing surface waters in the region is more than 238,000 acres (963 km²) -- 24% of the total area of lakes and ponds in Maine.

Because it lies at the headwaters of the Kennebec, the West Branch of the Penobscot, the Piscataquis, the Pleasant, and the St. John rivers, the Moosehead Region has experienced fewer biological and physical changes than other areas in Maine. Anglers find the same pristeen beauty described by Thoreau and other 19th century visitors.

History

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Mount Kineo House in c. 1910


In April 2005, the largest private US landowner, Seattle-based Plum Creek Real Estate Investment Corporation, submitted a massive development proposal for the Moosehead region. The 570-page proposal for the largest development ever proposed in Maine. An initial version of the proposal called for 975 house lots, two resorts, a golf course, a marina, three RV parks, and more than 100 rental cabins. The proposal was turned down.

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State of Maine

Flag of Maine Seal
Nickname(s): The Pine Tree State
Motto(s): Dirigo

Official language(s) None
(English and French de facto)

Capital Augusta
Largest city Portland
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Origin Moosehead Lake
Mouth Gulf of Maine, North Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries United States
Length 149 mi (240 km)
Source elevation 1,024 ft (312 m)

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A drainage basin is a region of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, dam, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean. The drainage basin includes both the streams and rivers that convey the water as well as the land surfaces from
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lake (from Latin ligacus) is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. A vast majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water, and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher latitudes.
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State of Maine

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Nickname(s): The Pine Tree State
Motto(s): Dirigo

Official language(s) None
(English and French de facto)

Capital Augusta
Largest city Portland
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The Longfellow Mountains, named after the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1959, are an interrupted mountain range in the state of Maine, running from western Maine, north of Fryeburg, Maine to the east of Maine.
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Origin Moosehead Lake
Mouth Gulf of Maine, North Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries United States
Length 149 mi (240 km)
Source elevation 1,024 ft (312 m)

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inlet is a body of water, usually seawater, which has characteristics of one or more of the following:
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Jackman, Maine

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State Maine
County Somerset
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 - Town  42.2 sq mi (109.
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tributary (or confluent/affluent) is a stream or river which flows into a mainstem (or parent) river, and which does not flow directly into a sea. In orography, tributaries are ordered from those nearest to the source of the river to those nearest to the mouth of the
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Sugar Island may refer to
  • Sugar Island (Michigan), in the St. Marys River between Michigan and Ontario
  • Sugar Island (Ohio), one of the Bass Islands in Lake Erie
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Greenville, Maine

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State Maine
County Piscataquis
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 - Town  46.4 sq mi (120.
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Mt. Kineo, situated beside Moosehead Lake in Maine, is in the northern Maine forest, which stretches north to Canada. Kineo is a peninsula, comprising 1150 acres (4.7 km²), which extends from the easterly shore into the lake. Mt.
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American Indian and Alaska Native
One race: 2.5 million[1]
In combination with one or more other races: 1.6 million[2]
Regions with significant populations  United States

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The 19th Century (also written XIX century) lasted from 1801 through 1900 in the Gregorian calendar. It is often referred to as the "1800s.
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Scree, also called talus and detritic cone, is a term given to broken rock that appears at the bottom of crags, mountain cliffs or valley shoulders, forming a scree slope.
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F. peregrinus

Binomial name
Falco peregrinus
Tunstall, 1771

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The Penobscot River is 350 mi (563 km) long, making it the second longest river in the U.S. state of Maine and the longest river entirely in Maine. Its drainage basin contains 8,610 square miles.
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Mouth Penobscot River
Basin countries US
Length 62 miles

Mouth elevation 180 feet

The Piscataquis River is found in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, and starts from various branches in the region.
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Origin Northwestern Maine
Mouth Bay of Fundy at Saint John, NB
Basin countries Canada, United States
Length 673 km (418 mi)
Source elevation 360 m (1,181 ft)

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A fisherman[1] is a person who engages in the activity of fishing. Although it usually addresses people who fish as a profession or means of subsistence, it can also be used to identify sport fishermen or anglers.
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