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Umbagog Lake

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The lake runs almost 11 miles (18 km) north to south. Its surface area is 7,850 acres (31.8 km), making it the largest lake along the Maine/New Hampshire border. Its average depth is 10 feet (3.0 m), and its maximum depth is 45 feet (14 m). The lake's area and depth were markedly
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Big Island; Blake Island; Bear Island; Metallak Island; Blueberry Island; "C" Island; Pine Island; Mosquito Island; Absalom Island; Black Island
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word for "shallow water". Both "Lake Umbagog" and "Umbagog Lake" are commonly used and accepted when referring to the body of water.
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northeast of Errol, within the national wildlife refuge. An interesting feature along its northwest shore is an expansive natural
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composed of generations of decomposing marshland vegetation. The area is abundant with wildlife, including
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is properly pronounced with the stress on the second syllable (um-BAY-gog) and is said to come from the
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The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Umbagog Lake
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increased with the construction of a dam at Errol in the 19th century.
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as one leaves east of Errol, while another can be found along
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and a public boat launch ramp which may be accessed from
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Maine Fishing Depth Maps: Lakes & Ponds by County
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It lies in the towns of 320:Coös County, New Hampshire 256:7,850 acres (31.8 km) 136:Coös County, New Hampshire 1486: 1165: 1054: 1037:West Branch Peabody River 957:Little Dead Diamond River 917: 849:South Branch Sunday River 779:Little Androscoggin River 734:Dead River (Androscoggin) 689: 682: 536:"Umbagog Lake State Park" 298: 288: 284: 276: 268: 260: 252: 244: 240:10.4 miles (16.7 km) 236: 232: 221: 207: 185: 146: 131: 92:Show map of New Hampshire 35: 26: 21: 362:The lake is part of the 340:Cambridge, New Hampshire 962:Little Magalloway River 904:West Branch Swift River 879:West Branch Ellis River 789:Little Magalloway River 759:East Branch Swift River 368:Umbagog Lake State Park 280:1,245 feet (379 m) 248:1.9 miles (3.1 km) 1570:Lakes of New Hampshire 1509:Range Ponds State Park 1499:Maine Central Railroad 1097:Mooselookmeguntic Lake 511:List of lakes in Maine 384:New Hampshire Route 16 380:New Hampshire Route 26 376:New Hampshire Route 26 859:Swift Cambridge River 739:Dead River (Sabattus) 585:"Lake Umbagog, Errol" 170:44.75694°N 71.04917°W 729:Dead Cambridge River 590:. 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Location of Umbagog Lake in Maine and New Hampshire, USA.
Location of Umbagog Lake in Maine and New Hampshire, USA.
Location of Umbagog Lake in Maine and New Hampshire, USA.
Coös County, New Hampshire
Oxford County, Maine
44°45′25″N 71°2′57″W / 44.75694°N 71.04917°W / 44.75694; -71.04917
Primary inflows
Magalloway River
Rapid River
Dead Cambridge River
Primary outflows
Androscoggin River
Basin
Islands
Errol, New Hampshire
Upton, Maine
Coös County, New Hampshire
Oxford County, Maine
New Hampshire
Errol, New Hampshire
Upton, Maine
Cambridge, New Hampshire
Magalloway, Maine
Abenaki
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
Umbagog Lake State Park
campground
New Hampshire Route 26
New Hampshire Route 26

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