Invigorating Water Awaits in Mid-Coast Maine

Duckpuddle Pond in Nobleboro and Waldoboro, Maine provides a remote setting close to all that  Mid-Coast Maine has to offer along the Route 1 corridor. Lakefront property owners enjoy exploring among the pickerel weeds and cattails inhabited by the wildlife of this sparsely developed pond. Coves, marshy areas and an island make for a fun canoe or kayak tour any time of day.

Lakefront Properties For Sale in Nobleboro

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What kind of fish will I catch? The warmwater fishery includes smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, white perch and chain pickerel. Sea-run alewives provide perfect forage for these sport fish. Where may I launch my boat? Hand-carried boats may be launched from the outlet bridge on Duckpuddle Road.
At 318 acres, the pond has a maximum depth of 23 feet with a mean depth of 16 feet. There are no known invasive aquatic infestations. Wash your boat before you launch, and you’ll help keep invasives out.
Imagine idyllic days, lazing by the waterfront, swimming in the lake, smelling the pine trees and eating s’mores. When you own real estate on Duckpuddle Pond, you’ll have something for everyone–from seclusion among the forested shoreline to boat access to nearby ponds including Biscay Pond and Pemaquid Pond, to time spent at the ocean. At the end of the day–you can retire to your charming cottage or cabin.
The water quality of Duckpuddle Pond is below average, but is showing improvement thanks to the efforts of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pemaquid Watershed Association and local property owners. In 1990 the MDEP added Duckpuddle Pond to the state’s impaired waters list because of recurring nuisance algal blooms. Several years later, the Pemaquid Watershed Association conducted a watershed survey and identified numerous run-off sites that needed to be addressed. Armed with Section 319 funding from the EPA, projects were completed to reduce the sediment and phosphorous flows into the pond, including extensive work at a dairy and vegetable farm. In addition, the towns of Nobleboro and Waldoboro completed drainage work on area roads to decrease erosion. According to the EPA’s Web site, “These efforts significantly reduced non-point source pollution. Duckpuddle Pond now meets applicable water quality standards, prompting MDEP to remove it from the state’s list of impaired waters in 2010.”
This is good news for waterfront property owners who enjoy the seclusion of the pond, yet close proximity to nearby towns. The pond borders Nobleboro, “The Little Town With The Big Heart,”  which has a population of 1,643 and Waldoboro, “Home of the Five Masted Schooner,” with a population of 5,075. Only minutes away are the quaint villages of Damariscotta and Newcastle, plus historic Pemaquid Point. And it’s not far to Boothbay Harbor, Camden and Acadia National Park.
To view lakefront properties listing in Nobleboro and Waldoboro, click on the green buttons above.
To learn more about other bodies of water in the Mid-Coast Region, check out the blog post links below.
Pemaquid Lake, Nobleboro and Bremen, Maine: Listen to the Laughter of the Loons
Biscay Pond, Damariscotta, Maine: “Golden Pond” of the MidCoast Region
McCurdy Pond, Bremen, Maine: A Slice of New England-style Americana