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]

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 Gazetteer (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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