Echo Lake (Maine)

Echo Lake
Location Kennebec County, Maine
Coordinates 44°26′17″N 70°01′26″W / 44.438°N 70.024°W / 44.438; -70.024Coordinates: 44°26′17″N 70°01′26″W / 44.438°N 70.024°W / 44.438; -70.024
Basin countries United States
Surface area 1,185 acres (480 ha)
Max. depth 117 ft (36 m)
Water volume 23,134 acre⋅ft (28,535,000 m3)
Islands Echo Island, Turtle Island
Settlements Fayette, Mount Vernon, Readfield

Echo Lake, also known as Crotched Pond, is a lake located in the towns of Fayette, Mount Vernon and Readfield Maine. It is 117 feet (36 m) deep, and covers about 1.9 square miles (5 km2) in surface area.[1] One of the major bodies of water in the Winthrop Lakes Region, the lake is known for its rocky shores, scenery, deep cool water, and naturally reproducing lake trout population. A public boat launch is located on the north shore in Mount Vernon off State Route #41.

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