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For the town in eastern Maine, see Great Pond, Maine. For the lake in New Hampshire, see Great Pond (New Hampshire).

Great Pond
Coordinates	44°32′N, 69°50′W
Lake type	Glacial, Reservoir
Primary outflows	Belgrade Stream, Long Pond
Basin countries	USA
Max length	7 miles (11 km)
Max width	4 miles (6.4 km)
Surface area	13 sq mi (34 sq km)
Water volume	43,900 acre-ft
Surface elevation	248 feet (76 meters)
Islands	Hoyt Island, Chute Island, Joyce Island, Oak Island, Pine Island
Settlements	Rome, Maine and Belgrade, Maine

A great pond is defined in Maine state statute as "any inland body of water which in a natural state has a surface area in excess of 10 acres and any inland body of water artificially formed or increased which has a surface area in excess of 30 acres except for the purposes of this article, where the artificially formed or increased inland body of water is completely surrounded by land held by a single owner."

The term "great pond" originally derives from colonial statutes pre-dating Maine's separation from Massachusetts. Special statuary regulations apply to land adjacent to great ponds for the purposed of shoreland protection and timber harvesting. Maine state law provides for public access to the surface waters of "great ponds."

A number of waterbodies through the State are referred to "Great Pond." Great Pond is also the name of a town in Hancock County, Maine.

The largest great pond, named Great Pond, is located in Kennebec County, Maine, in the United States. It is part of the Kennebec River watershed. There are several other, smaller ponds named Great Pond in Maine and New England. Great Pond is among the largest waterbodies in the world named "pond".

Great Pond receives water from several sources. Salmon Lake flows into the east side of Great Pond via a short channel near the village of North Belgrade. Great Meadow Stream flows into the north side of Great Pond, bringing the waters of North Pond and East Pond. Other tributaries of Great Pond include Robbins Mill Stream, Rome Trout Brook, and Austin Bog.

Great Pond's waters flow out to the east through a Great Pond Storage Dam and a short section of Belgrade Stream, into Long Pond, near the village of Belgrade Lakes.

The town of Rome is located at the north end of Great Pond. Most of Great Pond is located in the town of Belgrade, Maine.

There are several islands in Great Pond, including Hoyt Island, Chute Island, Joyce Island, Oak Island, and Pine Island.

North of the village of Belgrade Lakes, Long Pond is separated from Great Pond by a mountain called The Mountain.

Great Pond was formed into its present shape by the construction of the Great Pond Storage Dam on Belgrade Stream in 1886. The dam was built for power generation and is 14 feet (4 meters) high.

• The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (29th ed.). (2006). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.
• USGS maps accessed via Topozone.com. Retrieved on October 15, 2006.
• "Great Pond". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. (2000). Columbia University Press.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names