Spencer Lake

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Coordinates45°24′N 70°17′W / 45.400°N 70.283°W / 45.400; -70.283[1]
Primary outflowsLittle Spencer Stream
Spencer Lake
Location of Spencer Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Spencer Lake in Maine, USA.
Spencer Lake
Location of Spencer Lake in Maine, USA.
Location of Spencer Lake in Maine, USA.
Spencer Lake
LocationSomerset County, Maine
Coordinates45°24′N 70°17′W / 45.400°N 70.283°W / 45.400; -70.283[1]
Primary inflowsFish Pond
Primary outflowsLittle Spencer Stream
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length5 mi (8.0 km)[2]
Max. width1,400 yd (1.3 km)[2]
Surface area1,671 acres (676 ha)[3]
Max. depth135 ft (41 m)[4]
Water volume52,555 acre⋅ft (64,826,000 m3)[3]
Surface elevation1,086 ft (331 m)[1]

Spencer Lake extends southward from Fish Pond in Hobbstown township into Maine township 3, range 5. The north end of the lake receives drainage from Whipple Bog, Whipple Pond, Hall Pond, Toby Pond, and Chub Pond through Fish Pond. The south end of the lake overflows through Little Spencer Stream and thence Spencer Stream 6 miles (9.7 km) to the Dead River 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the confluence with the Kennebec River at The Forks.[2] The lake supports a native population of lake trout and brook trout, and has been stocked with land-locked Atlantic salmon. There is a boat launch area at the north end of the lake accessible from a 2-mile (3.2 km) gravel road 11 miles (18 km) west off U.S. Route 201 at Parlin Pond.[4]

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