Lifeguards man the roped-off swim area, and clean water beckons on a hot afternoon. Working with the Maine Association of Conservation Districts and Maine Department of Environmental Protection, LEA helped compile, organize and write a TMDL for Long Lake. The new website is a significant upgrade for ease of use and a clean, simplified design. Roads, beaches and residential properties were worked on during the project. Boaters should also inspect their crafts before entering the lake for millfoil, a growing problem in New England lakes. Suitable coldwater fish habitat was present through late June. At 0 mg/L (anoxia), chemical changes at the sediment-water interface can enhance recycling of sediment phosphorus back into the water column. Lifeguards staff both ends of the beach during prime summer hours. Colored areas represent the long-term range of values, from minimum to maximum. Station Notes. Deep water phosphorus values were not significantly above surface water phosphorus values indicating that phosphorus recycling was not an issue for the Middle Basin in 2021. Bring your own food and carry out all trash. * We've detected you're using a mobile device. The park also offers a group use picnic shelter and a grassy playing field. Photos (1) Today's Moody Beach sea temperature is 43 F. The beach suggests a canyon laying below the jutting ledges of Beech Mountain on the west and the looming ridges of Acadia and St. Sauveur Mountains on the east. Anyone interested in fishing Long Lake or waters within the wider area in Maine, United States should consult with local resources before heading out to fish. Long Lake is an eleven-mile (18 km) lake between the towns of Naples, Maine, Bridgton, Maine and Harrison, Maine. Wade out onto the sandbar at the west end of the beach that extends almost all the way to Thompson Point across the winding mouths of the Songo and Crooked rivers. Deep water phosphorus values were not significantly above surface water phosphorus values indicating that phosphorus recycling was not an issue for the North Basin in 2021. Click on any diamond to view the data. The South Basins. South Basins 2021 Average vs. Oak Pond 0.49 miles west; Flynn Pond 1.20 miles west; Merrit Pond 1.63 miles west; Mic-Mac Pond 2.13 miles south; Spectacle Pond West 2.76 miles south; Spectacle Pond East 2.76 miles south; Spring Hole Pond 2.81 miles south; Pineo Pond 2.81 miles south; Bog Brook Flowage 2.82 miles west The main gate is well marked off Route 102, and a paved entrance road leads to the parking area above the beach. These soils can be good places to site leach fields or infiltrate stormwater from a home or residence. Popular among locals and campers alike, this beach is well worth a trip. Dunn Point is home to Lily Bays beach area and is positioned on the eastern shore of the lake with western views toward Sugar Island in the foreground and the Misery Ridge mountains in the background. ow1JKsD~NP$w'\y2K:Ra^ Phosphorus: The North Basins 2021 average phosphorus concentration was within the moderate range. Range Pond (pronounced to rhyme with sang) State Park is known for its beautiful one thousand-foot sandy beach on the northeast side of Lower Range Pond. Phosphorus: The Middle Basins 2021 average phosphorus concentration was within the moderate range. Still, there is plenty of sand, and swimming is fantastic with crystal-clear water, plenty of shallow area, and warm water temperatures through August. startxref The beach and surrounding woods cater to the many visitors of this popular southern Maine destination. Phosphorus: The South Basins 2021 average phosphorus concentration was within the moderate range Deep water phosphorus values were not significantly above surface water phosphorus values indicating that phosphorus recycling was not an issue for the South Basin in 2021. There is a large roped-off swim area with endless shallow water. Long Lake supports a high quality black bass fishery and is one of the more popular lakes in southern Maine for bass angling tournaments. Big deep water ensures cool temperatures throughout the hottest months. Located within a half mile of the park entrance, amenities include the Jefferson Market and an ice cream shop just around the corner. Type A soils tend to be well drained sands, loams, and gravels. Title: USGS Current Water Data for Maine There are 27 Long Ponds in Maine (and 6 Long Lakes). For more detailed information about water temperature, surf forecast, weather and time of sunrise and sunset in any specific area of your interest, just click on a city name. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. have mostly dry days although Friday 20th and Monday 23rd are likely to see a significant amount of rain or snow. Period of Record. The South Basins long-term chlorophyll trend is decreasing, indicating that there is less chlorophyll in the water over time. it is worth taking another look at some stats on the lake water quality data collected over the years. Add to favourites Print Charts. As a result, you will get a list of countries and cities in which the average sea temperature on this day over the past 10 years exceeds your chosen value, Top places with the warmest ocean water in Maine today. (More Info), The wind direction we use on this page is the direction the wind is coming from, given in a 16 point compass format. The North Basins. Click here to view current water quality conditions on a representative sample of Maine lakes during summer, or view which lakes have experienced ice-cover in the fall and ice-out in the spring. %%EOF Area thickness increases as more measurements are reported at that value. The lake is the site of many summer camps, including Camp Newfound, Camp Owatonna, Camp Takajo, and Camp Wildwood (actually located on nearby Wood's Pond). The famous author, E.B. White, owned a vacation house on Long Lake in the North Bridgton section. Once past the boat launch dock, head left toward the mouth of Mill Brook Stream, the connector between Pepperpot Pond and Upper Richardson. 20th Annual Maine Milfoil Summit Postponed. Twelve other species also are present, including American eel, golden and common shiner, fallfish, white sucker, brown bullhead, burbot, lake and brook trout, pumpkinseed sunfish, yellow perch, and rainbow smelt. The state owns 22,000 acres in the surrounding area including twenty-one miles of shoreline on Richardson and Mooselookmeguntic lakes, as well as frontage on several nearby ponds. Here are some tallies *: Here are 3 interactive visualizations exploring these data: (* These totals refer to data through 2018; as of the end of 2022, DEP had not released the more recent data for upload to this website. Long-term Average: Clarity: The Middle Basins 2021 average water clarity was within the moderately clear range. Ten-horsepower motors are the limit on Lower Range Pond, allowing the sounds of children playing to override engine noise. Bring along a pair of field glasses to view the loons. All rights reserved. 0000001084 00000 n 2021 average water clarity was within the moderately clear range. The chlorophyll average of 2.5 ppb falls into the moderate range. One of these is located in the Belgrade chain of lakes (it is fourth in the chain sequence). This beach offers a terrific stop-along-the-way to picnic, play and cool off. The sand is soft and spans two-tenths of a mile with all areas of the beach easily accessible by the promenade that borders its entire length. The North Basins long-term total phosphorus trend is stable, indicating neither more nor less phosphorus in the water over time. Lake elevation varies from 1,512 feet to 1,536 feet, normal limits of operation. Some of the best places to hit the beach in Maine are inland. The small red dots represent individual readings taken in 2021. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/me/nwis/current? Site by Yellahoose, hosting by Packawhallop, 2023 LakesofMaine.org     Terms of Use. Because they are often coarse with ample pore space, there is low runoff potential and water will not usually pool on them. Each fall the lake is stocked with landlocked salmon and brown trout from the state hatcheries. 0000000016 00000 n document.write('&\#115;&\#116;&\#101;&\#119;&\#97;&\#114;&\#100;&\#115;@&\#108;&\#97;&\#107;'+''+'&\#101;&\#115;&\#116;&\#101;&\#119;&\#97;&\#114;&\#100;&\#115;&\#77;&\#69;.&\#111;&\#114;&\#103;<\/a>'); and many volunteers, lake associations, and other organizations. Prepare for the excitement of boat traffic and noise. On the whole winds are likely to be light. Afternoon hours are warmest while full sun shines on the beach. Sunshine hits the beach around noon, making afternoon hours warmest. Customize table to display other current-condition parameters, West Grand Lake at Grand Lake Stream, Maine. 2021s average value. It connects to Brandy Pond and Sebago Lake, making it popular with water-skiers and boaters. Learn how and when to remove this template message, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Lake (Maine), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Lake_(Maine)&oldid=1011567260, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from March 2021, All articles needing additional references, Articles using infobox body of water without alt, Articles using infobox body of water without image bathymetry, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 March 2021, at 16:12. Finding that water level usually takes observation around In addition of the water temperature, also shown air temperature, weather conditions and the wave heights on the coast. The highest Long Sands sea temperatures in early to mid August require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. Each hide-a-way has a picnic table and a small swimming area with delightful sand underfoot. The unique scent of piney woods and sweet fern merge along many rural roads leading to pristine inland beaches. Maines freshwater provides pleasures beyond pure scenery. The vertical black line represents the long-term average value. Email is stewards@LakeStewardsME.org. Boaters should also take extra caution to be watchful of loons on the lake and avoid creating large wakes close by. As water temperatures warmed and deep water oxygen was consumed, coldwater fish habitat transitioned to marginal in July and became unsuitable in August through September. (More Info), The total amount of cloud as a percentage is derived from looking at cloud cover throughout the atmosphere and estimating how these combine when looked at from the ground. 2N>iQ&q 5UTKG3b4e,OK'7N' ='uR?U@(JQZYfez^L,J_6QY @p_lq \RB}Ipa{$ 'BQ2G;)GiVRSRF*_y@7R|WSLEKF!#mq?pvfH;U=WS("10` >#WW(?92sD2.. Long Lake is the story's opening setting, as well as origin of the mysterious mist. A favorite spot for young children, the sand beach is often sprinkled with brightly colored buckets and shovels. Shade sits well back from the water under mature trees between the parking lot and the grass. About Long Lake. Sebago Lakes sheer beauty beckons visitors to plunge into the water on a hot summer day. Gradual sloping access is available from the handicap parking area for those who prefer an easier walk or require wheelchair access. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Middle Basins long-term clarity trend is decreasing, indicating shallower clarity readings over time. Plenty of parking is available for beach goers and boat trailers. National Water Information System: Web Interface, Accessibility On August 8, 2018, scientists using satellite data and sea-based sensors measured the second warmest sea surface temperatures ever observed in the Gulf of Maine. This graph shows the 6-hour moving average value for the chlorophyll sensor at 3 m (9.8 ft). Yellow diamonds display the mean values for this lake, as averaged across all sampling sites. The large red dot represents The red lines on the histogram show data from one or more sampling stations for this lake superimposed on the statewide distribution for the indicator.NOTE: Where data are identical for multiple stations, those station numbers will be superimposed on each other on the histograms and may thus be difficult to differentiate from each other. Rolling hills and farmland symbolic of Aroostook County span out on the opposite shore beyond the lake. There are 27 Long Ponds in Maine (and 6 Long Lakes). Area thickness indicates frequency of measurements at that value. Lakes of Maine - Water Quality - Long Pond - Belgrade, Mount Vernon, Rome, Kennebec, Maine Long Pond Belgrade, Mount Vernon, Rome, Kennebec, Maine MIDAS 5272 Water Quality Shady trees line the perimeter. stations. The park encompasses both sides of the lake with the beach area located at the end of mile-long East Lake George Road. FOIA 45.1F 45F 37.4F 46.2F 28.4F Addison 42.6F 43F 37F 46.4F 28.4F Maine water temperature by month To find out what the water temperature was in Maine any day over a Range Pond is easily accessed from Empire Road off Route 122 less than ten miles south of Auburn. The mean minimum temperature will be -4C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Saturday 21st at -10C. This is often hard to answer, as the issues surrounding managing water levels Shallow water runs out far into the lake, and there is a wide swath of sand to accommodate many children and sunbathers. Amenities. An octagonal two-story building suggestive of a lighthouse, a relic from the parks past, marks the access point for the multi-use trail. Historic Shaker Village and the Poland Spring House are both nearby. Snuggled on the edge of the pastoral village of Jefferson, Damariscotta Lake State Park inhabits a seventeen-acre parcel of shorefront land on the lakes northern Great Bay. National Water Information System: Web Interface, Accessibility Unlike the ocean temperatures at Acadias famous Sand Beach, the water temperatures on this smallish two-mile body of water invite full immersion for hours on end. White-capped waves are characteristic from the usual northwesterly winds. Distance is measured from lake centroid to lake centroid. FOIA (More Info), This refers to the sustained average wind speed, normally averaged over a period of 10 minutes for up to 3 hrs. The week will Sebec Lake sits in the quiet center of Maine about six miles north of Dover-Foxcroft and is the centerpiece of Peaks-Kenny State Park. The average deep water phosphorus value was not significantly above surface water phosphorus values, which suggests phosphorus recycling is not problematic. Sebago Lake, ME Weather Forecast | AccuWeather Current Weather 11:44 AM 52 F RealFeel 53 RealFeel Shade 49 Air Quality Excellent Wind WNW 6 mph Wind Gusts 14 <<93DF66F7687461439691A58BB0931B4A>]>> Long Lake[1] is an eleven-mile (18km) lake between the towns of Naples, Maine, Bridgton, Maine and Harrison, Maine. URL: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/me/nwis/rt? You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. (More Info), This time is corrected for local time zones and where possible for daylight saving times. Picnic tables and grills are dispersed among the trees surrounding the beach. A bathhouse with modern toilets and changing rooms is located in a grove of tall pines. Combined temperature and oxygen sensors measure conditions at every other meter (3.28 feet) from near surface to near bottom at the deepest point of the lakes north basin. (More Info), The value given is a total predicted for the previous 3 hrs and includes the time of the forecast being looked at. 0000001265 00000 n Thick cover shades this short walk amidst the scent of pine needles and lake water. 0.81 0.77 caww01. document.write('&\#115;&\#116;&\#101;&\#119;&\#97;&\#114;&\#100;&\#115;@&\#108;&\#97;&\#107;'+''+'&\#101;&\#115;&\#116;&\#101;&\#119;&\#97;&\#114;&\#100;&\#115;&\#77;&\#69;.&\#111;&\#114;&\#103;<\/a>'); Understanding the Color Ramps & Column Charts . Lakes Environmental Association, 230 Main Street, Bridgton, Maine, 04009. A TMDL is a detailed watershed report with land use information and phosphorus loading estimates for a specific lake. Several miles outside of Norway heading west on Route 118, the beach park entrance is marked with a large wooden sign. View live data from LEAs Long Lake Buoy in the North Basin of the Lake from May-November. Click to hide state-specific text Current Conditions for Maine: Air Temperature -- 33 site (s) found Customize table to display other current-condition parameters -- Parameter not determined The large red dot represents This graph shows dissolved oxygen concentration at different depths in the north basin of Long Lake. It is connected to Brandy Pond through the Chute River. The water gradually deepens toward the outer buoy-marked swim area. 58 percent of soils in the watershed are type C soils. 2021s average value. Expect 0.7mm of precipitation over the past 3 hours. Water quality in Cross Lake has been vastly improved over the last decade due to extensive local and state work to meet EPA Clean Water Act requirements. When levels reach 2 to 5 mg/L, fish become stressed and will die below those concentrations. Branch Lake offers a piece of quintessential Maine. This sensor measures chlorophyll by fluorescence and gives an estimate of algal biomass at that depth. Shade covers the beach in the early morning and full sun soaks the sand by afternoon. This effect is partially a result of beach erosion due to highly controversial water level regulation initiated in the late 1980s for the purpose of hydroelectric power. Giant root systems of eighty-year-old trees are embedded into the sand like king crab legs. U.S. Geological Survey Webb Lake at Mount Blue State Park is nestled into a wilderness basin rimmed by Tumbledown Mountain, Little Jackson Mountain, and Mount Blue. The North Basins. Plenty of shade is available under a string of ancient trees parallel to the water. Page Last Modified: 2023-01-18 13:01:11 EST During the spring, temperature readings are close together and the lake is well-mixed. If you have interesting photos of this place, you can upload them here. The Middle Basins long-term clarity trend is stable, indicating neither deeper nor shallower Secchi readings over time. Middle Basin: The average Secchi disk reading for 2021 was 6.4 meters, which falls into the moderately clear range. These charts display the values of water quality indicators for this lake, compared to the range of values seen across all of Maines surveyed lakes . Real-time data typically are recorded at Long Sands sea temperatures peak in the range 17 to 21C (63 to 70F) on around the 9th of August and are at their lowest on about the 1st of March, in the range 2 to 4C (36 to 39F). Canal boats from Portland harbor reached Long Lake through the Cumberland and Oxford Canal, completed in 1832. Page Contact Information: Maine Water Data Maintainer stable, indicating neither deeper nor shallower Secchi readings over time. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Outhouses are near the beach area, and a full bathhouse is available on the park road about three quarters of a mile from the beach. During the spring, temperature readings are close together and the lake is well-mixed. To further explore the statewide distribution of indicator values, click on the bar chart icon . Suitable coldwater fish habitat was present through June. The graphs below were created from downloaded Long Lake buoy data and are updated every hour while the buoy is in the water ( typically May November). Long-term median flow 1/14 St. John River Basin: 01010000: St. John River at Ninemile Bridge, Maine Grand Lake Stream at Grand Lake Stream, Maine : 01/14 02:00 EST : 3.42 : 752 : 261 : 01021000: St. Croix River at Baring, Maine : 01/14 02:30 EST : It is connected to Brandy Pond through the Chute River. The canal's Songo Lock facilities still control Long Lake water level. Privacy The average deep water phosphorus value was not significantly above surface water phosphorus values, which suggests phosphorus recycling is not problematic. WEATHER API: BLOG: Local Weather Long Lake Current Weather Temperature, wind, rain and more for Long Lake Maine, United States Of America. Here are some tallies *: 2021 average chlorophyll concentration was within the moderate range. A small sand island marks the end of the sandbar where powerboats tend to raft up during prime summer months. The average minimum temperature will be -5C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Monday 26th at -7C. Area thickness indicates frequency of measurements at that value. While the official max depth is listed as 59ft (18m), there is a spring near Half Loon Bay, a small bay near Bridgton Academy, that registers as being 216ft (66m) deep, according to depth finders on multiple boats. North Basin: The average Secchi disk reading for 2021 was 6.2 meters, which falls into the moderately clear range. Mill Brook Road, marked with a boat launch sign, is a mile-long, well-groomed dirt access road to Upper Richardson Lake. 0 This recreational area is accessed from Route 32, which runs north and south connecting well-traveled Route 1 and Route 17. This intersection of flowing water creates a gentle current that beckons swimmers to paddle upstream from rock to rock, and then enjoy an easy coast back down into flat water. There are 27 Long Ponds in Maine (and 6 Long Lakes). The Middle Basins long-term total phosphorus trend is stable, indicating neither more nor less phosphorus in the water over time. The average color reading for 2021 was 26.3 SPU, indicating that water in Long Lakes north basin is highly colored. Several footpaths continue down beyond the playground to the beach where soft sand is plentiful. The famous author, E.B. A nearby nature center offers wildlife exhibits and a summertime schedule of activities for kids. A Youth Conservation Corp (YCC) was also formed which installed best management practices on numerous residential properties. A TMDL is a detailed watershed report with land use information and phosphorus loading estimates for a specific Just off the beach, there are numerous picnic places with tables and grills. Please visit the website and explore! Color ramps represent the range of values across all lakes. Long-term trend analysis indicates chlorophyll concentrations in Long Lakes north basin are decreasing, total phosphorus concentrations are stable, and clarity readings are stable. miles Long Lake Map Weather Forecast We strive to keep the information on LakeLubbers as accurate as possible. The acronym TMDL stands for Total Maximum Daily Load and for Maine lakes it is used as a tool to assess and reduce phosphorus loading from within the entire watershed. 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