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Park officials estimate that roughly 60 percent of park visitors will visit the pond, primarily the tea-house at the southern end, at some point in their stay. The pond is ringed by a walking trail, from which trails branch off to other park features. One of the park's original carriage trails runs
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The pond has clear water, with visibility normally 44 feet (13.4 m) and occasionally recorded up to 61 feet (18.6 m), the deepest recordings in Maine. The pond exhibits high levels of dissolved oxygen, and low levels of plant nutrients and plant life.
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Some types of boating are permitted, but people and pets are prohibited from entering the water as it is the water supply for the village of
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Gray's New Manual of Botany: A Handbook of the
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651:"Summary of Glacial History"
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364:John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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123:44°19′54.6″N
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275:Settlements
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479:References
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302:Bar Harbor
233:Max. depth
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734:"History"
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