Panther Pond is a small man-made lake located in Raymond, Maine

Raymond, Maine

Raymond is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,299 at the 2000 census. It is a summer recreation area and is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area...

 in Cumberland County

Cumberland County, Maine

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 281,674. Its county seat is Portland, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the deepest and second largest body of water in the...

. Panther Pond is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide. The deepest part of the lake is approximately 70 feet (21 m). Panther Pond is connected to two lakes. The first, the much larger Sebago Lake

Sebago Lake

Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine. The lake is deep at its deepest point, with a mean depth of , covers about in surface area, has a length of and a shoreline length of . The surface is around above sea level, so the deep bottom is below the present...

 is connected by a run-out of Panther Pond named Panther Run. The connection between the two lakes are separated by a dam that is opened annually to let species of fish to flow through. The other lake, Crescent Lake is connected to Panther Pond by the Tenny River

Tenny River

The Tenny River is a stream connecting Crescent Lake with Panther Pond in the town of Raymond in the U.S. state of Maine. The river drops just one foot in elevation over its course, from above sea level at Crescent Lake to at Panther Pond, the outlet of which then drops another to Sebago Lake...

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Fishing

Panther Pond contains different populations of fish, however warm water species of fish are better supported by the habitat. Panther Pond has both largemouth and smallmouth bass that are great to fish for in the summer months. Other species of fish include Landlocked Salmon, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Pickerel and Hornpout.