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Rangeley Lake is a Lake in Franklin, Maine.

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Rangeley Lake is located in Franklin County, Maine in the United States. It is fed by several streams. Its waters flow out from the lake's northwestern end into the short Rangeley River, then into Mooselookmeguntic Lake, and ultimately into the Androscoggin River, Merrymeeting Bay, the lower Kennebec River, the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean.

The lake is one of the major headwater lakes of the Androscoggin watershed. Its elevation is 1,518 feet (463 m) above sea level and its area is about 10 square miles (26 square km). The lake's depth is shallow near the shore with a central basin averaging about 95 feet (29 m) deep (29 m). The maximum depth is 149 feet (45 m).

It occupies parts of the Franklin County's Minor Civil Divisions of Rangeley and Rangeley Plantation. The town of Rangeley is located on the northeastern shore of Rangeley Lake.

Maneskootuk Island (also called Doctors Island) is in the eastern part of Rangeley Lake. In the western part there is a small group of islands collectively called South Bog Islands.

Fishing Description: 

Rangeley Lake has trophy-sized landlocked salmon and brook trout.

Facilities and Parks: 

Trailered boat access at Rangeley, Oquossoc, and Rangeley Lake State Park.

Name: 
Rangeley Lake
Waterbody type: 
Lake
County: 
Franklin
State: 
Maine
Country: 
United States
Surface area: 
6302.00
Maximum depth: 
149ft
Average depth: 
60ft
Standard elevation: 
463
Latitude: 
44.9473
Longitude: 
-70.7015