Maine / Lakes / Moosehead Lake

Moosehead Lake

MIDAS 390 · Piscataquis County

Area

75,473acres

Max depth

246ft recorded

Elevation

1,029ft · not a gage

Drains toward

Kennebec River (out at Indian Pond / The Forks)

Public landings

9DACF

Public camps

2on this water

Invasive plants

—not on the list

Stocked

—not in report

Ice out

May 1, 2026

Ice out

Parks and Lands, 2003 on. A boat can run the length of the lake. Coves may still hold ice.

Public landings

DACF public boat launch table, export dated 5 June 2025. A blank fee is blank, not free. Ramp end and turnaround are not in this table.

Town	Owner	Ramp	Size	Float	Fee	Rig spots	Toilet
BEAVER COVE PLT · map	DACF (State)	HARD · TR	20' × 65' · 12%	Yes	Yes	34	Yes
BIG W TWP · map	DACF (State)	GRAVEL · CI	—	No	—	6	Seasonal
DAYS ACADEMY GRANT · map	DACF (State)	GRAVEL · TR	—	No	—	—	Yes
GREENVILLE · map	GREENVILLE (Local)	HARD · TR	20' × 42' · 14%	Yes	—	24	Yes
ROCKWOOD · map	DACF (State)	HARD · TR	30' × 57' · 14%	Yes	—	47	Yes
Access: Fully Accessible.
T1R14 WELS · map	DACF (State)	GRAVEL · TR	—	No	—	—	No
T1R14 WELS · map	DACF (State)	GRAVEL · TR	—	No	—	—	No
T3 R15 WELS · map	DACF (State)	HARD · TR	20' × 30' · 13%	Yes	—	20	No
Access: Fully Accessible.
T3 R15 WELS · map	DACF (State)	CARRY-IN · CI	—	No	—	—	Yes
Access: Barrier Free.

Public camps

Bureau campgrounds book at CampWithME. Reserved-land sites are first-come unless the note says otherwise. A unit is listed here only when its water name matched this lake.

Camp	Kind	Town	Access	Fee
Moosehead Lake Public Lands · Reserve · Info Primitive shore sites besides Lily Bay. Many are boat-in. First-come.	DACF · reserved land	Greenville	boat	no
Lily Bay State Park · Reserve · Info One of the 12 Bureau campgrounds. On Moosehead.	DACF · state park	Beaver Cove	drive	yes

Invasive plants

Not on the DEP known-infestation list. That is a blank, not a survey.

Stocking

Not in the 2026 year-to-date IFW stocking report, or the water name did not match this lake. A river stocking is not listed here.

River this lake feeds

Kennebec River

Same 8-digit watershed

Other DEP lakes that share this HUC-8. That is the drainage bowl, not “this stream dumps into that pond” for every row.

Lake	Acres
Brassua Lake	9,570
Attean Pond	5,049
Indian Pond	3,456
First Roach Pond	3,320
Long Pond	2,950
Moxie Pond	2,220
Holeb Pond	1,098
Spencer Pond	1,065