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| Location | Bridgton /Harrison /Naples,Maine,United States |
| Coordinates | 44°02′00″N70°39′00″W / 44.03333°N 70.65000°W /44.03333; -70.65000 |
| Type | mesotrophic |
| Primary inflows | Stevens Brook |
| Primary outflows | Songo River |
| Catchment area | 114 sq mi (300 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 11 miles (18 km) |
| Max. width | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Surface area | 5,295 acres (2,143 ha) |
| Average depth | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Max. depth | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Water volume | 129,726 acre⋅ft (160,015,000 m3) |
| Residence time | 1.1 years |
| Shore length1 | 38.1 mi (61.3 km) |
| Surface elevation | 268 ft (82 m) |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Long Lake[1] is a twelve-mile (19 km) lake between the towns ofNaples, Maine,Bridgton, Maine andHarrison, Maine. It is connected toBrandy Pond through theChute River. Long Lake was created by recedingglaciers, and has many coves and rocks.
Canal boats fromPortland harbor reached Long Lake through theCumberland and Oxford Canal, completed in 1832. The canal's SongoLock facilities still control Long Lake water level. Each November, Long Lake is drained by about three feet (0.91 m) 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 (actually located on nearby Wood's Pond).
The famous author,E.B. White, owned a vacation house on Long Lake in theNorth Bridgton section. Long Lake is the home of fictional character David Drayton inStephen King's 1980novella,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.
While the official max depth is listed as 59 ft (18 m), there is a spring near Half Loon Bay, a small bay nearBridgton Academy, that registers as being 216 ft (66 m) deep, according to depth finders on multiple boats.
