Messalonskee Lake Fishing Spot

• Mean Depth: 33'
• Max Depth: 113'
• Elevation: 233'
• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/11/09 10:28 PM
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The last lake in the Belgrade Chain of Lakes in Kennebec County, Maine. Messalonskee Lake contains approximately 39 billion gallons of water, . The lake’s water flows into the Messalonskee Stream at the town of Oakland, which in turn flows to the Kennebec River, then to the Atlantic Ocean 45 miles South near Bath, Maine. The lake is a 9 mile long, narrow, natural creation, resulting from continental collision and glacial scouring. A dam originally built in the town of Oakland in 1905 increased the lakes size. The lake is officially named Messalonskee Lake but also commonly known as Snow Pond (named after Philip Snow who hunted the area around the lake in the mid 1700’s) and less commonly as Nine Mile Pond. This historically recreational lake has substantially developed shoreline and is located in a watershed that is experiencing rapid residential growth. . The presence of the patrol boat encourages safe operation especially in the narrow North end of the lake where traffic density is high due to the transition from the Oakland Boat Ramp to the south end of the lake. Many areas of our narrow lake are covered by the HEADWAY SPEED rules of the Maine Boating Laws / Rules. This part of the law states: No person may operate a watercraft at a speed greater than headway speed while within the water safety zone or within a marina or an approved anchorage in coastal or inland waters except while actively fishing. For the purposes of this section, "headway speed" means the minimum speed necessary to maintain steerage and control of the watercraft while the watercraft is moving. “Water safety zone" means the area of water within 200 feet of any shoreline, whether the shoreline of the mainland or of an island.

Messalonskee Lake and Stream is a body of water in the Belgrade Lakes region of Central Maine, USA. It is bordered by the towns of Oakland, Sidney, and Belgrade. The lake is a 9 mile long, narrow, natural creation, resulting from continental collision and glacial scouring. A dam originally built in the town of Oakland in 1905 increased the lake's size.