Umbagog Lake side. The outlet is the beginning of the Andro• Magalloway PIt. and Upton, Oxford County, Maine scoggin River and flows west into New Hampshire and Cambridge and Errol Twps, Coos County, N.H. then south back into Maine. The lake's shoreline is U.S.G.S. Umbagog Lake North, Maine (7~') and lightly developed. U.S.G.S. Umbagog Lake South, Maine (7~') Water quality in Umbagog Lake is good for warm• Fishes water fish species. The shallow overall depth allows water temperatures to warm in the summer Landlocked salmon Redbelly dace months. Recent illegal introductions of bass and Lake trout (togue) Finescale dace pike have become established and are now providing Brook trout Fathead minnow fisheries. Rocks and aquatic vegetation provide Rainbow smelt Creek chub good warmwater fish habitat along the shoreline and Smallmouth bass Fallfish (chub) the many shoals. Populations of salmonids are Largemouth bass Pearl dace present, but do poorly in the lake with heavy Yellow perch Longnose sucker competition from many other. species. Most salmon Northern pike White sucker and brook trout move into the inlet rivers in Chain pickerel Hornpout (bullhead) summer to escape the warming water temperatures. Minnows Pumpkinseed sunfish The lake is not stocked. Lake chub Slimy sculpin Golden shiner Landlocked alewife Umbagog Lake is accessible from two boat launch Common shiner sites in New Hampshire. The northern access is from Route 16 via the Androscoggin River and the Physical Characteristics southern is from Route 26 between Upton and Errol. The lake is open to fishing in both the summer and Area - 7,850 acres Temperatures winter seasons with special interstate water Surface - 70°F regulations. Maximum depth - 48 feet 43 feet - 68°F Surveyed - July, 1958 Principal fisheries: Landlocked salmon, brook Resurveyed - 1993 trout, smallmouth bass (Revised - 1985, 1998) Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and wildlife Umbagog Lake is located west of the Rich• Funded in part by the Federal Aid in Restoration ardson Lakes on the Maine - New Hampshire Act under Federal Project F-28-P L3102D border. It is a shallow lake with only two small deep basins. The two major inlets are the Rapid River, which enters the east side of the lake from the Richardson Lakes, and the Magalloway River that enters near the outlet on the west " I iZ2ZZ17 i ..•• ZO ZI•• I< I I]'"••,.10UI<"II17••,.IS ••IZ II Of I """u • U " .. , " .. ZOlO II i 10 I< i 10i'l ~....., D i" I" I I. iR.....,. i I ! " I< i 1.0 i •• ! I i 0) i I]

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