Water Bodies Marked with Navigational Aids

Below is a list of Maine lakes officially marked with navigational aids and regulatory markers. Also listed is the organization responsible for the placement and maintenance of those waterway markers.

1. Alford Pond, Hope – Alford Lake / Lermond Pond Association
2. Androscoggin Lake, Wayne - Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (Maine DACF)
   
3. Brandy Pond, Naples - Maine DACF
   
4. Bauneg Beg Lake, North Berwick - Baunneg Beg Lake Association
   
5. Big Indian Lake, St. Albans - Town of St. Albans
   
6. China Lake, China - Maine DACF
   
7. Cobbosseecontee Lake, Monmouth - Maine DACF
8. Damariscotta Lake, Jefferson - Maine DACF
9. Eagle Lake, Eagle Lake - Maine DACF
   
10. Embden Pond, Embden - Maine DACF & Embden Pond Association
    
11. Gardiner Lake, E. Machias (including Second Lake) - Maine DACF
    
12. Great East Lake, Acton - Maine DACF, Great East Lake Improvement Association, New Hampshire Marine Patrol
    
13. Great Moose Lake, Hartland - Maine DACF
    
14. Great Pond, Belgrade - Maine DACF
    
15. Green Lake, Ellsworth - Maine DACF
    
16. Hadley Lake, E. Machias - Maine DACF
17. Hancock Pond, Denmark - Maine DACF & Hancock Pond Association
    
18. Horn Pond, Acton - Maine DACF
    
19. Keoka Lake, Waterford - Keoka Lake Association
    
20. Kezar Lake, Lovell - Maine DACF
    
21. Lake Cathance, Cooper - Maine DACF
    
22. Lake Winnecook (a.k.a. Unity Pond), Unity - Maine DACF
    
23. Lake St. George, Liberty - Maine DACF
    
24. Long Lake, Naples - Maine DACF
    
25. Long Lake, St. Agatha - Maine DACF
    
26. Long Pond, Belgrade - Maine DACF
    
27. Lovewell Pond, Fryeburg - Lovewell Fish & Game
    
28. Lovejoy Pond, Fayette - Lovejoy Pond Improvement Association
    
29. Little Sebago Lake - Windham - Maine DACF
30. Maranacook Lake, Winthrop - Maine DACF
    
31. Megunticook Lake, Camden - Town of Camden
    
32. Messalonskee Lake, Belgrade - Maine DACF
    
33. Moosehead Lake, Greenville - Maine DACF
    
34. Mooselookmeguntic Lake, Oquossoc - Maine DACF
    
35. Mousam Lake, Acton- Maine DACF & Mousam Lake Association
    
36. North Pond, Smithfield - Maine DACF
    
37. Panther Pond, Raymond - Panther Pond Association
    
38. Pattee Pond, Winslow - Pattee Pond Association
    
39. Pennessawassee Lake, Norway - Lakes Association of Norway
    
40. Portage Lake, Portage - Portage Lake Association
    
41. Pocasset Lake, Wayne - Pocasset Lake Association
    
42. Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes, Millinocket Area - Maine DACF
    
43. Pushaw Lake, Orono - Maine DACF
    
44. Rangeley Lake, Rangeley - Maine DACF
    
45. Salmon/McGrath Lakes, Oakland - Maine DACF
    
46. Sebago Lake, Casco - Maine DACF
    
47. Sebasticook Lake, Newport - Maine DACF
48. Sebec Lake, Dover-Foxcroft - Maine DACF
49. Square Pond, Shapliegh - Square Pond Improvement Association
    
50. Tacoma Lakes, Litchfield - Maine DACF
    
51. Toddy Pond, Orland - Maine DACF
    
52. Torsey Lake, Mt. Vernon - Torsey Lake Association
53. Wassookeag Lake, Dexter – Dexter Lakes Association
    
54. Webb Lake, Weld - Maine DACF
    
55. Webber Pond, Vassalboro- Webber Pond Association
    
56. Wessurunsett Lake, Madison - Wessurunsett Lake Association
    
57. Wilson Lake, Wilton - Wilson Lake Association
    
58. Worthley Pond, Peru - Worthley Pond Association

Use Caution when boating on marked and unmarked lakes!

Watercraft operators are encouraged to be cautious on our lakes, whether they are marked or unmarked. The inland waterways of Maine are irregular in shape and the bottom contours are highly unpredictable. Please take this opportunity to learn more about boating safety. It is the responsibility of watercraft operators to learn and understand what buoys indicate, and to comply with the rules of the nautical road. Use caution when boating in unfamiliar waters.

Please report any buoy that is found damaged or off station as soon as possible to the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Navigational Aids Program, Richmond, Maine Telephone: (207) 582-5771.

For more information on the marking system you may read the Maine State Aids to Navigation System online document or contact the Navigational Aids Program at (207) 582-5771, with your name and address, to receive a copy of "State Aids to Navigation System."

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