Staples Pond is located in the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Temple
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,
Maine
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, in the
United States
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. Some locals prefer to call it "Santa Claus Lake", because of its appearance from the air. Water from Staples Pond flows via Temple Stream to the
Sandy River in
Farmington
Farmington may refer to:
Places Canada
*Farmington, British Columbia
* Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
United States
*Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
*Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
* ...
, and thence to the
Kennebec River.
References
External links
*
Lakes of Franklin County, Maine
Reservoirs in Maine
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