Thomas Pond

Thomas Pond
Location Maine
Coordinates 43°55′N 70°31′W / 43.917°N 70.517°W / 43.917; -70.517Coordinates: 43°55′N 70°31′W / 43.917°N 70.517°W / 43.917; -70.517[1]
Primary outflows Sebago Lake
Basin countries United States
Max. length 1.4 mi (2.3 km)[2]
Max. width 1 mi (1.6 km)[2]
Surface area 533 acres (216 ha)[3]
Max. depth 64 feet (20 m)[4]
Water volume 10,527 acre·ft (12,985,000 m3)[3]
Surface elevation 279 ft (85 m)[1]
See Keoka Lake for the pond in Waterford, Maine.

Thomas Pond is adjacent to U.S. Route 302 on the border of Raymond and Casco, Maine. The shoreline is heavily developed with residences and seasonal cabins, and there is a boat launching area near the highway where the pond overflows into Sebago Lake.[2] White perch, chain pickerel, smallmouth bass, and largemouth bass thrive in the shallow portions of the pond; and land-locked Atlantic salmon use the deeper parts of the pond preying on rainbow smelt.[4]

Sources

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thomas Pond
  2. 1 2 3 The Maine Atlas and Gazeteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. p. 5. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
  3. 1 2 Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (2005-08-04). "Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information". Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Thomas Pond" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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