Chesuncook Lake
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Chesuncook Lake is a reservoir
in Piscataquis County, Maine
, formed by the damming of the western branch of the Penobscot River
in 1903 and 1916. Mark Shanahan, "Searching for Thoreau", Portland Press Herald, 1997 It is approximately 22 miles (35.4 km) long and 1–4 miles wide, with a surface area of 25183 acres (101.9 km²) and a maximum depth of 150 feet (45.7 m). It is the third-largest body of fresh water in Maine
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In H.P. Lovecraft's horror short story The Thing on the Doorstep
, the ill-fated Edward Derby found himself lost in the town of Chesuncook, "close to the wildest, deepest, and least explored forest belt in Maine."
Chesuncook Lake features in First Lensman
by EE "Doc" Smith
as a clandestine handover point for a shipment of illegal drugs.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
in Piscataquis County, Maine
Piscataquis County, Maine
Piscataquis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 17,535, making it Maine's least-populous county. Its county seat is Dover-Foxcroft....
, formed by the damming of the western branch of the Penobscot River
Penobscot River
The Penobscot River is a river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's West Branch and South Branch increases the Penobscot's length to , making it the second longest river system in Maine and the longest entirely in the state. Its drainage basin contains .It arises from four branches...
in 1903 and 1916. Mark Shanahan, "Searching for Thoreau", Portland Press Herald, 1997 It is approximately 22 miles (35.4 km) long and 1–4 miles wide, with a surface area of 25183 acres (101.9 km²) and a maximum depth of 150 feet (45.7 m). It is the third-largest body of fresh water in Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
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In H.P. Lovecraft's horror short story The Thing on the Doorstep
The Thing on the Doorstep
"The Thing on the Doorstep" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft, part of the so-called Cthulhu Mythos universe of horror fiction. It was written in August 1933, and first published in the January 1937 issue of Weird Tales.-Inspiration:...
, the ill-fated Edward Derby found himself lost in the town of Chesuncook, "close to the wildest, deepest, and least explored forest belt in Maine."
Chesuncook Lake features in First Lensman
First Lensman
First Lensman is a science fiction novel and space opera by author Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.. It was first published in 1950 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 5,995 copies. Although it is the second novel in the Lensman series, it was the last written...
by EE "Doc" Smith
E. E. Smith
Edward Elmer Smith, Ph.D., also, E. E. Smith, E. E. "Doc" Smith, Doc Smith, "Skylark" Smith, and Ted was a food engineer and early science fiction author who wrote the Lensman series and the Skylark series, among others...
as a clandestine handover point for a shipment of illegal drugs.