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Sebago Lake
 

Sebago Lake is the water source for Greater Portland, 15% of Maine's population. Sebago Lake is exceptionally clear and soft - clean enough to be exempt from the expensive filtration process required with most surface water sources. 

The lake covers 30,000 acres. The watershed is more than 50 miles long, stretching from Bethel to Standish and includes parts of 24 towns. Seven towns have shore frontage on Sebago Lake

Clearly, the lake is one of Maine's most important natural resources. What makes Sebago Lake so unique is that it doubles as a recreation destination and a water supply. Together, the Portland Water District, area residents, and tourists defend the lake against potential contaminates to ensure the exceptional quality remains for generations to come. If all of the water in Sebago Lake was pumped into 10,000 gallon tanker trucks, each 50 ft. long, and the trucks were placed end to end, they would extend from the earth to the moon and back twice. Information from the Portland Water District website and printed material.

Sebago Lake is comprised of several sections.

  1. The Big Bay or Great Basin is five miles in width. 
  2. Jordan's Bay is 2 miles in width.
  3. The Basin is a small water body accessed from the south east end of Jordan Bay.
  4. Lower Bay is a restricted area due to the PWD water supply intakes. In this area there is no swimming but boating is allowed. There is also a public boat launch in that area. 

Chart information compliments of the University of Maine Pearl website

Lake Name: Sebago Lake 
MIDAS Number: 5786 
Acres: 30513 
Perimeter (ft): 33699 
Mean Depth (ft): 107 
Max Depth (ft): 316 
Volume (Acre/Feet): 3224233.44 
DeLorme Atlas: 5 
USGS 7.5 Quad: Sebago Lake 
Watershed: Sebago Lake 
Surrounding Towns: Casco, Naples, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Windham 
County: Cumberland
 
 

Sebago Lake was called the "Queen of the Inland Water". Sebago means "great waters".  Nathaniel Hawthorne called it the "Garden of Eden in his writings and found great solitude and freedom when spending time on its shores. The largest island on the lake is Frye Island. It is about 990 acres and has seven miles of shoreline and 11 beaches.  It was named after Captain Frye, an Indian hunter from Scarborough Maine. Captain Frye jumped from the highest point on Raymond Cape, when being chased by Indians and fled to the island. That cliff is called Frye's Leap and there are images painted on the water side depicting that leap and other scenes. Indians used the lake as a direct route along the Sebago Trail from Canada to the Atlantic.  Sebago is the home of the land locked Salmon. Sebago Lake State Park fronts on the North Shore. It borders both sides of the Songo River at the locks. Lumber was originally carried down Sebago Lake along the canal to Stroudwater. Point Sebago is a 200 acre compound on Kettle Cove. It features a golf course, golf and R.V. community. Songo Locks accesses Brandy Pond and the lock is the origin of the Songo River. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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