- 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 andHarrison, Maine . It is connected to Brandy Pond through theChute River . Long Lake was created by recedingglacier s, 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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