Staples Pond Dam

Staples Pond Dam is a dam in Town of Temple, Franklin County, Maine. Staples Pond Dam is situated nearby to the village Temple.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Franklin County, Maine, United States of America
Also known as: “Santa Claus Pond Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Staples Pond.

Staples Pond

Reservoir

Staples Pond is located in the town of Temple, Maine, in the United States. Some locals prefer to call it "Santa Claus Lake", because of its appearance from the air.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temple and Farmington.

Temple

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Temple is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Temple, New Hampshire. It is located at the end of Maine State Route 43, and is said to be one of only two towns in Maine to be situated at the end of a public highway. Temple is situated 2½ miles south of Staples Pond Dam.

Farmington

Photo: Richard Coté, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Farmington is the county seat of Franklin County, Maine. It's a quaint town of less than 8,000 residents.

Staples Pond Dam

Location: Town of Temple, Franklin County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.71839° or 44° 43′ 6″ north

Longitude

-70.23784° or 70° 14′ 16″ west

Elevation

702 feet (214 metres)

Open location code

87PFPQ96+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Staples Pond Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Staples Pond Dam”
Italian: “diga di Staples Pond”

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Localities in the Area

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