Great Pond

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This article is about a pond in Maine. For other uses, see Great Pond (disambiguation).

Great Pond
Location	Maine
Coordinates	44°32′N 69°50′WCoordinates: 44°32′N 69°50′W
Lake type	Glacial, Reservoir
Primary outflows	Belgrade Stream, Long Pond
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	7 miles (11 km)
Max. width	4 miles (6.4 km)
Surface area	13 sq mi (34 km²)
Water volume	43,900 acre-ft (54,100,000 m³)
Surface elevation	248 ft (76 m)
Islands	Hoyt Island, Chute Island, Joyce Island, Oak Island, Pine Island
Settlements	Rome, Maine and Belgrade, Maine

The largest great pond, named Great Pond, is located in Kennebec County, Maine, in the United States. It is part of the Kennebec River watershed. There are several other, smaller ponds named Great Pond in Maine and New England. Great Pond is among the largest waterbodies in the world named "pond".

Great Pond receives water from several sources. Salmon Lake flows into the east side of Great Pond via a short channel near the village of North Belgrade. Great Meadow Stream flows into the north side of Great Pond, bringing the waters of North Pond and East Pond. Other tributaries of Great Pond include Robbins Mill Stream, Rome Trout Brook, and Austin Bog.

Great Pond's waters flow out to the east through a Great Pond Storage Dam and a short section of Belgrade Stream, into Long Pond, near the village of Belgrade Lakes.

The town of Rome is located at the north end of Great Pond. Most of Great Pond is located in the town of Belgrade, Maine.

There are several islands in Great Pond, including Hoyt Island, Chute Island, Joyce Island, Oak Island, and Pine Island.

North of the village of Belgrade Lakes, Long Pond is separated from Great Pond by a mountain called The Mountain.

Great Pond was formed into its present shape by the construction of the Great Pond Storage Dam on Belgrade Stream in 1886. The dam was built for power generation and is 14 feet (4 m) high.

[edit] References

The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (29th ed.). (2006). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.
USGS maps accessed via Topozone.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-15.
"Great Pond". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. (2000). Columbia University Press.