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1276:Silver Lake
1221:Conway Lake
1206:Barker Pond
1161:West Branch
1146:South River
1071:Ellis River
1016:Beech River
983:South River
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892:Tributaries
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212:Max. length
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120:Coordinates
1533:Categories
1327:Brownfield
1251:Moose Pond
1241:Kezar Lake
1201:Balch Pond
1126:Saco River
1116:Pine River
1096:Mill Brook
1046:Deer River
1031:Cold River
968:Saco River
913:Cold River
884:Saco River
805:2008-12-06
779:August 12,
742:August 12,
604:References
521:dead zones
505:phosphorus
468:bald eagle
388:Recreation
374:Saco River
279:References
244:Max. depth
220:Max. width
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130:43°54′02″N
1496:Landmarks
1487:Waterford
1482:Waterboro
1452:Shapleigh
1402:Limington
1367:Effingham
1317:Biddeford
1271:Sand Pond
1231:Echo Lake
1211:Broad Bay
1101:New River
1086:Mad River
1051:Dry River
948:Mad River
886:watershed
541:sediments
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493:nutrients
416:campfires
362:sea level
358:reservoir
330:watershed
317:Geography
270:(town of
1477:Tamworth
1462:Stoneham
1457:Standish
1422:Newfield
1397:Limerick
1377:Fryeburg
1337:Chocorua
1322:Bridgton
1312:Bartlett
683:Archived
620:Topozone
576:See also
435:Wildlife
401:kayaking
397:canoeing
393:Swimming
272:Tamworth
268:Chocorua
109:Location
1427:Ossipee
1417:Madison
1372:Freedom
1357:Denmark
1347:Cornish
1307:Baldwin
1302:Arundel
763:larvae"
552:Scenery
517:clarity
461:catfish
405:fishing
350:outflow
1472:Sweden
1447:Sebago
1437:Porter
1407:Lovell
1392:Hollis
1352:Dayton
1342:Conway
1332:Buxton
537:swales
501:runoff
497:oxygen
476:osprey
474:, and
403:, and
342:inflow
1412:Lyman
1387:Hiram
1362:Eaton
1297:Acton
1290:Towns
1189:Lakes
900:Maine
773:(PDF)
766:(PDF)
533:berms
509:Algae
424:kayak
420:Canoe
382:Maine
198:Basin
1467:Stow
1442:Saco
831:2022
781:2010
744:2010
718:2017
472:loon
459:and
422:and
292:lake
354:dam
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