Millinocket Lake (Penobscot River)

Millinocket Lake is 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Millinocket, Maine, United States, and is drained by Millinocket Stream, which flows through the town of Millinocket into the West Branch Penobscot River 2 miles (3.2 km) south of town. The lake is fed by Sandy Stream, which drains the southeastern slopes of Mount Katahdin by tributaries including Roaring Brook, Avalanche Brook, Spring Brook, Beaver Brook, and Rum Brook.^[1] Sandy Stream is a good spawning habitat for rainbow smelt, which are a primary prey for lake trout and land-locked Atlantic salmon living in the lake.^[3]

1870s painting of the lake

Millinocket Lake
Millinocket Lake with Mount Katahdin beyond.
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Coordinates	45°45′33″N 68°47′36″W
Max. length	5 mi (8.0 km)[1]
Surface area	8,571 acres (3,469 ha)[2]
Max. depth	86 ft (26 m)[3]
Water volume	179,982 acre⋅ft (222,005,000 m3)[2]
Surface elevation	478 ft (146 m)[1]