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Mooselookmeguntic Lake is located in Franklin County and Oxford County, Maine, in the United States. It is part of the Androscoggin River watershed. It is located in the western part of Maine, near the border with the state of New Hampshire and the Canadian province of Quebec. The lake is just a few miles from the Appalachian Trail.

Mooselookmeguntic Lake receives water from several sources. The Cupsuptic River flows into Cupsuptic Lake, which is directly connected with the northern part of Mooselookmeguntic Lake. The Rangeley River and Kennebago River both flow into northeastern Mooselookmeguntic Lake.

The lake's waters flow out to the southeast, into Upper Richardson Lake. There is a dam between the two lakes called "Upper Dam". The dam raised the level of Mooselookmeguntic Lake about 14 feet, causing it to become joined to Cupsuptic Lake forming a reservoir. The two lakes had been separate before the dam was built.

Mooselookmeguntic Lake's maximum depth is {{convert|132|ft|m}} and its surface area is {{convert|25.5|sqmi|km2}}.^[1] It is the fourth largest lake in Maine. Mooselookmeguntic Lake's elevation is 1,467 feet (447 meters) above sea level.

There are two islands in the southern portion of Mooselookmeguntic Lake called "Toothaker Island" and "Students Island".{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

River name

The name "Mooselookmeguntic" is an Abnaki word for "moose feeding place"; although a humorous legend states that a Native American was hunting moose in the area, and spotted one. The native had forgotten to load his rifle but took the shot anyway. Thinking his rifle was damaged, he began yelling to his companion .^[2]

Variant names listed by the USGS include "Mooselocmaguntic Lake" and "Mooselookmeguntick Lake".

Mooselookmeguntic Lake is tied for the longest place name in the United States. It has seventeen letters, along with Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania.^[3]^[4]

Fishing

The lake has a good variety of fish,^[5] and is a popular tourist attraction for fishing.^[6]

In Literature

Lake Mooselookmeguntic is the location of the action in the book "Magic Thinks Big", an illustrated children's book by Elisha Cooper. The book features paintings of one of the islands in the lake, as well as a panorama of the lake.

References

1. ^{{cite book |title= Maine Fishing Depth Maps: Lakes & Ponds by County |year= 2007 |publisher= DeLorme |isbn= 978-0-89933-350-2}}
2. ^{{cite book|last1=Nile|first1=LeRoy|title=Tales of the Rangeley Lakes|date=15 August 1948|publisher=Knowlton & McLeary Co., Farmington, Maine|pages=128|edition=1st}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/faqs.htm|title=Domestic Names - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)|publisher=U.S. Board on Geographic Names|accessdate=February 12, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Ash|first=Russell|title=Boring, Botty and Spong|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bb-UfSQy7xYC&pg=PA68|date=10 November 2011|publisher=RHCP|isbn=978-1-4090-9739-6|page=69|accessdate=February 12, 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Fishes of Mooselookguntic and Cupsuptic Lakes|url=http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/lakesurvey_maps/franklin/images/mooselookmeguntic_lake.pdf|publisher=Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and WIldlife (Maine gov)|accessdate=26 July 2015|date=1992}}
6. ^{{cite web|author1=David P. Boucher|title=Mooselookmeguntic Lake Fishery Management|url=http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/reports/fishery_division/2007/mooselookmegunticlake.htm|publisher=Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife|accessdate=26 July 2015|date=March 2008}}

River name

Fishing

In Literature

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