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Branch Lake

MIDAS 4328 · Hancock County

Area

2,942acres

Max depth

—not on file

Elevation

238ft · not a gage

Drains toward

Watershed only

Public landings

1DACF

Public camps

—none linked

Invasive plants

—not on the list

Stocked

12026 so far

Ice out

Apr 8, 2026

Ice out

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

Mar 15Apr 6Apr 2820092026

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
ELLSWORTH · map DACF (State) HARD · TR 20' × 67' · 13.5% Yes — 25 Yes
Access: Fully Accessible.

Public camps

No public campground or reserved-land unit is linked to this lake. That is a blank, not a claim that a private campground is absent.

Invasive plants

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

Stocking

IFW stocking report, 2026 through the file date. Quantity is fish released. Size is inches.

DateSpeciesQtySizeTown
2026-05-08 L.L. SALMON 800 6 in ELLSWORTH

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.

LakeAcres
Graham Lake 9,395
Meddybemps Lake 6,720
Gardner Lake 5,542
Cathance Lake 3,227
Green Lake 3,133
Third Machias Lake 2,559
Pocomoonshine Lake 2,538
Tunk Lake 2,071