Sebago Lake Views: September 2008

Monday, September 29, 2008

Kristen & Brad - You Never Know Who You'll Meet Out On The Lake

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Brewfest 2008 @ Point Sebago

Poor Weather Didn't Keep Anybody Away

Early Casualty

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Year Round Residents of Frye Island

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Random Shots

Life Interrupted My Boating This Week. Here Are A Few From The Picture Treasure Chest.

From The Stern Of The Freddy Moon

The Point At Freddy Moon Beach

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Flat Calm Around The Dingleys

Saturday of Labor Day Weekend - Like Glass

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Beautiful Late Summer Day

The Bridge Across the Point Sebago Lagoon

Easy Paddling On a Calm Afternoon

Facts About the Lake

These are some interesting facts about Sebago Lake that are useful as mindless trivia to rattle off with newcomers to the area - or perhaps useful to contemplate the beauty and majesty of the area.

* Sebago Lake is the water source for Greater Portland which accounts for 15% of the entire population of Maine.

* The Lake covers greater than 30,000 acres with a watershed of greater than 50 miles (86% of which is undeveloped) and including 24 towns.

* The Lake is 12 miles long with maximum depth of 316 feet. The width of Great Basin is 5 miles, Jordan Bay is 2 miles and Sebago Lake Basin is 1 mile.

* The approximate volume of the lake is 995 billion gallons.

* Inflow to the lake from precipitation and tributaries averages 544 million gallons/day

* Outflow from the lake from evaporation, the Presumscot River, and Portland Water District averages 498 million gallons/day.

* The principal fishery of Sebago Lake consists of :
Landlocked Salmon
Lake Trout (Togue)
Smallmouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Whitefish
Cusk
Smelt

*The lake also supports approximately 20 other fish species

Sebago Lake Views

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