Sparkling clear water defines Worthley Pond in Peru, Maine. Surrounded by a ring of hills in the Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Region, Worthley Pond is one of the cleanest and clearest lakes in Maine. This sandy-bottomed pond covers 350 acres with a circumference of approximately five miles. The maximum depth is 49 feet in this hour-glass shaped pond, which has two separate basins connected by a narrow section of water. For the past 18 years Bruce and Sharon Eastman have conducted water quality tests, which they submit to the Maine DEP. The water quality of Worthley Pond is above average. Tom Placey, president of the Worthley Pond Association (WPA) writes in their newsletter, "We have had the pond tested once a year, but it has been recommended to test the pond twice a year, which w... 04/16/2010