Highland Lake (Presumpscot River)

Highland Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Maine. Formerly known as Duck Pond, the lake extends from the northern tip of Westbrook through the western edge of Falmouth into east Windham, Maine. The south end of the lake overflows via Mill Brook 4 miles (6.4 km) through Westbrook to the Presumpscot River at Riverton.[2] The shoreline of the lake is heavily developed with residences, seasonal cabins, and a state-owned parking area off Mast Road in Falmouth for the launch of canoes and car-top boats. The deeper northern basin of the lake in Windham has been stocked with brown trout, splake, alewife, and occasionally brook trout and land-locked Atlantic salmon. Highland Lake's shallow southern basin is favorable habitat for white perch and chain pickerel, and has been stocked with largemouth bass.[4]

Highland Lake
LocationCumberland County, Maine
Coordinates43°46′N 70°21′W[1]
Lake typeReservoir[1]
Primary outflowsMill Brook
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length3 mi (4.8 km)[2]
Surface area640 acres (260 ha)[3]
Max. depth67 feet (20 m)[4]
Water volume14,025 acre⋅ft (17,300,000 m3)[3]
Surface elevation190 ft (58 m)[1]

Sources
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland Lake
  2. The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (Thirteenth ed.). Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company. 1988. p. 5. ISBN 0-89933-035-5.
  3. Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (2005-08-04). "Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information". Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  4. "Highland Lake" (PDF). Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State of Maine. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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