Maine / Lakes / Damariscotta Lake

Damariscotta Lake

Area

4,666acres

Max depth

—not on file

Elevation

54ft · not a gage

Drains toward

Watershed only

Public landings

1DACF

Public camps

—none linked

Invasive plants

1DEP known

Stocked

12026 so far

Ice out

Apr 4, 2026

Ice out

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

For shoreland zoning, building permits, docks, and other waterfront questions on this lake.

21 School Street Damariscotta, ME 04543
Google Maps

Clerk: Rebecca J. Bartolotta

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
JEFFERSON · map	DIFW (State)	HARD · TR	20' × 115' · 14%	Yes	—	28	No

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.

DEP aquatic invasive layer. A point is the water, not the plant patch. Current means the record is still marked active.

Plant	Status	Towns
hydrilla	Not marked current	Jefferson, Newcastle, Nobleboro

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

Date	Species	Qty	Size	Town
2026-05-01	LAKE TROUT	600	7 in	JEFFERSON

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