Long Lake (Maine)

Long Lake (Maine)

Infobox lake
lake_name = Long Lake
image_lake = Swimmers at Long Lake, Harrison, ME.jpg
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Maine
coords = coord|43|58|18|N|70|36|42|W|region:US-ME_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = mesotrophic
inflow =
outflow =
catchment = convert|114|sqmi|abbr=on
basin_countries = United States
length =
width =
area = convert|5295|acre|abbr=on
depth = convert|23|ft|abbr=on
max-depth = convert|59|ft|abbr=on
volume = convert|129726|acre.ft|abbr=on|lk=on
residence_time = 1.1 years
shore = convert|38.1|mi|abbr=on
elevation = convert|268|ft|abbr=on
islands =
cities =

Long Lake is an eleven mile (18 kilometer) lake between Naples and Harrison, Maine. It is connected to Brandy Pond through the Chute River. Long Lake was created by receding glaciers, and has many coves and rocks.

Canal boats from Portland harbor reached Long Lake through the Cumberland and Oxford Canal, completed in 1832. The canal's Songo Lock facilities still control Long Lake water level. Each November, Long Lake is drained by about 3 feet so that melting snow does not cause a flood in the spring. The lake is the site of many summer camps, including Camp Newfound, Camp Owatonna, Camp Takajo, and Camp Wildwood.

The famous author, E.B. White, owned a vacation house on Long Lake in the North Bridgton section. Long Lake is the home of fictional character David Drayton in Steven King's 1980 novella, "The Mist", which was made into a 2007 movie, "The Mist". Long Lake is the story's opening setting, as well as origin of the mysterious mist.


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