The Five Kezars, located in Waterford, Stoneham and Lovell, include Jewett Pond, Back Pond, Middle Pond, Mud Pond and Little Mud Pond. The Kezars are said to be named after an early hunter of the same name who frequented them as well as Kezar Pond in Fryeburg and Kezar Lake in Lovell.
The Five Kezars are suited primarily for a warm water fishery. Low oxygen conditions in the deep, cool waters of the Five Kezars severely limit the habitat for coldwater fish in the summer months. Back Pond is the exception, with most of its water column remaining fairly well oxygenated throughout the year. The ponds contain smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, golden shiner, hornpout and pumpkinseed sunfish. Back Pond is stocked annually with brook trout.
20 percent of soils in the watershed are type A soils. Type A soils tend to be well drained sands, loams, and gravels. When vegetation is removed and the soil is exposed they can be susceptible to erosion. Because they are often coarse with ample pore space, there is low runoff potential and water will not usually pool on them. These soils can be good places to site leach fields or infiltrate stormwater from a home or residence.
19 percent of soils in the watershed are type B soils. B soils have moderate infiltration rates and fine to moderate texture and soil size. They are usually made up silts and loams. Although not as well drained as A soils, they can also be good places to site leach fields and infiltrate stormwater.
37 percent of soils in the watershed are type C soils. C soils have low infiltration rates and typically have a layer that impedes the movement of water. These soils are made of sands, clays, and loams and are one of the most common soil types in western Maine.
4 percent of soils in the watershed are type D soils. D soils have a high runoff potential and very low infiltration rates. Soils with a high water table, clay or other impervious layer near the surface are typically D soils. These soils are often associated with wetlands.
13 percent of soils in the watershed are type C/D soils. C/D soils are a mix of these two soil types. They have fairly high runoff potential and low infiltration rates and often pool water.
The remaining 7 percent of the watershed is taken up by the ponds.
Clean Lake Check Up
Algae and Fluorometer
High Resolution Temperature Monitoring
Open Water Quality Monitoring
Winter Water Testing
Algae and Fluorometer