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Water Bodies Marked with Navigational Aids
Below is a list of Maine lakes officially marked with navigational aids and regulatory markers. Also listed is the organization responsible for the placement and maintenance of those waterway markers.
- Alford Pond, Hope – Alford Lake / Lermond Pond Association
- Annabessacook Lake - Monmouth, Winthrop - Annabessacook Lake Improvement Association
- Androscoggin Lake, Wayne - Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (Maine DACF)
- Bauneg Beg Lake, North Berwick - Bauneg Beg Lake Association
- Branch Lake, Ellsworth – Branch Lake Association & City of Ellsworth
- Brandy Pond, Naples - Maine DACF
- China Lake, China - Maine DACF
- Cobbosseecontee Lake, Monmouth - Maine DACF
- Damariscotta Lake, Jefferson - Maine DACF
- Eagle Lake, Eagle Lake - Maine DACF
- Ellis Pond (a.k.a. Silver Lake/Roxbury Pond), Roxbury – Silver Lake Camp Owners Association
- Embden Pond, Embden - Maine DACF & Embden Pond Association
- Gardner Lake, E. Machias (including Second Lake) - Maine DACF
- Great East Lake, Acton - Maine DACF, Great East Lake Improvement Association, New Hampshire Marine Patrol
- Great Moose Lake, Hartland - Maine DACF
- Great Pond, Belgrade - Maine DACF
- Green Lake, Ellsworth - Maine DACF
- Hadley Lake, E. Machias - Maine DACF
- Hancock Pond, Denmark - Maine DACF & Hancock Pond Association
- Highland Lake, Falmouth – Highland Lake Association
- Hobbs Pond, Hope – Hobbs/Fish Pond Lake Association
- Horn Pond, Acton - Maine DACF
- Indian Pond, St. Albans - Town of St. Albans
- Keoka Lake, Waterford - Keoka Lake Association
- Kezar Lake, Lovell - Maine DACF
- Lake Cathance, Cooper - Maine DACF
- Lake Winnecook (a.k.a. Unity Pond), Unity - Maine DACF
- Lake St. George, Liberty - Maine DACF
- Long Lake, Naples - Maine DACF
- Long Lake, St. Agatha - Maine DACF
- Long Pond, Belgrade - Maine DACF
- Lovewell Pond, Fryeburg - Lovewell Pond Association
- Lovejoy Pond, Fayette - Lovejoy Pond Improvement Association
- Little Sebago Lake - Windham - Maine DACF
- Maranacook Lake, Winthrop - Maine DACF
- Megunticook Lake, Camden - Town of Camden
- Messalonskee Lake, Belgrade - Maine DACF
- Molasses Pond, Eastbrook - Molasses Pond Lake Association, Inc.
- Moosehead Lake, Greenville - Maine DACF
- Mooselookmeguntic Lake, Oquossoc - Maine DACF
- Mousam Lake, Acton- Maine DACF & Mousam Lake Association
- North Pond, Smithfield - Maine DACF
- Panther Pond, Raymond - Panther Pond Association
- Pattee Pond, Winslow - Pattee Pond Association
- Pennessawassee Lake, Norway - Lakes Association of Norway
- Pocasset Lake, Wayne - Pocasset Lake Association
- Portage Lake, Portage - Portage Lake Association
- Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes, Millinocket Area - Maine DACF
- Pushaw Lake, Orono - Maine DACF
- Range Pond (Upper), Poland – Range Pond Association
- Rangeley Lake, Rangeley - Maine DACF
- Salmon/McGrath Lakes, Oakland - Maine DACF
- Sebago Lake, Casco - Maine DACF
- Sebasticook Lake, Newport - Maine DACF
- Sebec Lake, Dover-Foxcroft - Maine DACF
- Sennebec Pond, Union/Appleton – Sennebec Lake Association
- Sokokis Lake, Limerick – Sokokis Lake Association
- Square Pond, Shapliegh - Square Pond Improvement Association
- Tacoma Lakes, Litchfield - Maine DACF
- Toddy Pond, Orland - Maine DACF
- Torsey Lake, Mt. Vernon - Torsey Lake Association
- Upper Cold Stream Pond, Lincoln – Town of Lincoln
- Wassookeag Lake, Dexter – Dexter Lakes Association
- Webb Lake, Weld - Maine DACF
- Webber Pond, Vassalboro- Webber Pond Association
- Wessurunsett Lake, Madison - Wessurunsett Lake Association
- Wilson Lake, Wilton - Friends of Lake Wilson
- Worthley Pond, Peru - Worthley Pond Association
Use Caution when boating on marked and unmarked lakes!
Watercraft operators are encouraged to be cautious on our lakes, whether they are marked or unmarked. The inland waterways of Maine are irregular in shape and the bottom contours are highly unpredictable. Please take this opportunity to learn more about boating safety. It is the responsibility of watercraft operators to learn and understand what buoys indicate, and to comply with the rules of the nautical road. Use caution when boating in unfamiliar waters.
Please report any buoy that is found damaged or off station as soon as possible to the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Navigational Aids Program, Richmond, Maine Telephone: (207) 582-5771.
For more information on the marking system you may read the Maine State Aids to Navigation System online document or contact the Navigational Aids Program at (207) 582-5771, with your name and address, to receive a copy of "State Aids to Navigation System."