MaineNatural lakePiscataquis County

Moosehead Lake

Moosehead Lake covers about 75,466 acres of the Kennebec River in Maine. It lies in Piscataquis County. It is managed by Maine Warden Service.

Photo: Dennis Redfield · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

CountiesPiscataquis County

Coordinates45.6333, -69.6500

Surface area75,466 acres

Max depth56 ft

RiverKennebec River

Managed byMaine Warden Service

Swimming beaches on Moosehead Lake

No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.

Moosehead Lake on the map

Lake center, swimming spots and access points.

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Weather and water temperature

Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Planning a day at Moosehead Lake

Moosehead Lake sits at 45.6333, -69.6500. It lies at roughly 1,024 feet of elevation. It reaches roughly 56 feet at its deepest.

Local marinas and park offices usually know the current state of the water better than any feed. This page shows no water level for Moosehead Lake because no agency publishes one that can be read automatically.

If Moosehead Lake is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Cold Stream Pond (Maine, 19 mi), Chesuncook Lake (Maine, 29 mi) and Millinocket Lake (Maine, 42 mi). In all, 19 lakes in Maine are covered here.

Shoreline access on lakes like this one is often informal and unsigned. There is no beach on record at Moosehead Lake in the datasets this guide reads.

No public sensor reports water temperature at Moosehead Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring. Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim.