MILLIMAGASSETT LAKE
T7 R8, Penobscot Co.
U. S. G. S. Millinocket Lake, Me.
Fishes
Salmon
Brook trout (squaretail)
Yellow perch
Hornpout (bullhead)
Smelt
Eel
White sucker
Longnose sucker
Minnows
Fallfish (chub)
Creek chub
Lake chub
Common shiner
Redbelly dace
Blacknose dace
Yellowbelly sunfish
Physical Characteristics
Area - 1410 acres
Maximum depth - 62 feet
Temperatures
Surface - 74° F.
62 feet - 48° F.
Suggested Management
Millimagassett Lake provides ideal water quality for
cold-water game fishes. Management should be for brook
trout and salmon. Water below the 20-foot level is cold and
well-oxygenated during late summer.
Growth analysis shows that the growth rate of salmon in
this lake is about one year behind the average growth for
Maine lakes. Populations of smelt, the salmon's chief food,
are present, but the large size of the smelt may preclude
efficient utilization by the salmon, and thus affect the
growth rate. Natural spawning areas for salmon in the outlet appear to be adequate.
Populations of yellow perch and other coarse species are
present, and undoubtedly reduce game fish production to
some extent by competition.
No stocking of any kind is recommended at the present
time.
Surveyed - August, 1955
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MILLIMAGASSETT
T7 Ra, PENOBSCOT
CO., MAINE
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