Bear Pond (Hancock County, Maine)

Bear Pond
Bear Pond below Lead Mountain in the spring
Bear Pond and Lead Mountain
Location of Bear Pond in Maine, USA.
Location of Bear Pond in Maine, USA.
Bear Pond
Location of Bear Pond in Maine, USA.
Location of Bear Pond in Maine, USA.
Bear Pond
LocationHancock County, Maine,
United States
Coordinates44°51′14″N 68°05′31″W / 44.853852°N 68.092026°W / 44.853852; -68.092026[1]
Lake typeGlacial
Primary inflowsBear Brook
Primary outflowsLittle Narraguagus River to Narraguagus River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length2,200 ft (670 m)
Max. width950 ft (290 m)
Surface elevation560 ft (170 m)

Bear Pond is a lake in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Washington County border, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast of the summit of Lead Mountain, and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) northwest of Maine State Route 9 near the town of Beddington. The inflow to Bear Pond comes primarily from Bear Brook, which drains the southeastern slopes of Lead Mountain, which comprises primarily the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine (BBWM), an experimental forest.[2] There are two USGS stream gauges on the East and West Branches of Bear Brook.[3][4] An unpaved road provides access to the BBWM from state route 9 and passes about 200 feet (61 m) from the eastern end of the pond. Bear Pond is surrounded by forest and is drained at its western end by the Little Narraguagus River.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Bear Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Bear Brook Watershed in Maine". University of Maine. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "USGS 01022294 East Br Bear Brook near Beddington, Maine". USGS. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "USGS 01022295 West Br Bear Brook near Beddington, Maine". USGS. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  5. ^ Lead Mountain, ME (Map). USGS.


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