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A small tan dog was found on Anderson Cove Rd on Great East Lake in Acton Maine on 10/26/12. The dog seems to have been lost for at least a couple days. The dog is now safe but we would like to re-unite this friendly dog with its owner. If this is your dog, please contact
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Pollution Control Project on Langley Shores Road Completed |
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An important 319 grant from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has been implemented by the Langley Shores Road Association to control storm water runoff which threatens the water quality of Great East Lake. The work included ditching 300 feet of the roadside, re-grading, directing runoff into a catch basin, paving a 300 foot section of the road, and adding erosion control mulch to stabilize the banks. |
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Read more... [Pollution Control Project on Langley Shores Road Completed]
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Written by Bess Smith
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Courtesy of NH Department of Environmental Services – Dam Bureau
Below is a graph of the current water level on Great East Lake. As you can see, back in late April, the lack of snowmelt and rainfall had left the lake about a foot below the spillway level. Normally at this time of year, the water is well above the spillway level and the dam needs to be opened to release the excess water. As this is being written in mid-May, we are still behind where we would be for most years but thanks to recent rains, we are only around 4-1/2” from full:
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Save the Newichawannock Canal! |
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Written by Linda Schier and Pam Judge
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The Newichawannock Canal between Great East Lake and Horn Pond forming the state border between Maine and New Hampshire is a masterpiece of 19th century civil engineering and manpower. Built to control the flow of water down the Salmon Falls River to the Great Falls Manufacturing Company’s mills in Somersworth, the canal and bridge stand today as a testament to the ingenuity and industry of the region’s citizens. |
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Read more... [Save the Newichawannock Canal!]
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Boating Safety Law Enforcement Contacts |
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Should you have the need to contact the boating safety law enforcement agencies for either state use the following telephone numbers:
MAINE - The Maine Warden Service at 1-800-452-4664
New Hampshire - NH Marine Patrol at 603-293-2037
Since both of these numbers are the agencies' dispatch numbers it is recommended that you ask to have an officer return your phone call. |
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