Quabbin Reservoir
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Quabbin Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central Massachusetts that serves as one of the primary drinking water sources for the Boston metropolitan area and is surrounded by protected forest and wildlife habitat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quabbin Reservoir canonical | 5 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
drinking water reservoir ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1939 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1930s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
construction of Goodnough Dike
ⓘ
construction of Winsor Dam ⓘ damming of the Swift River ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Connecticut River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut River basin
|
| hasFacility | Quabbin Visitor Center ⓘ |
| inflow |
Swift River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ware River (diversion) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-quality drinking water
ⓘ
restricted public access ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Franklin County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Hampden County, Massachusetts ⓘ Hampshire County, Massachusetts ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ Swift River Valley ⓘ Worcester County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| managedBy | Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | over 150 feet ⓘ |
| near |
Belchertown, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petersham, Massachusetts ⓘ Ware, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ⓘ |
| outflow |
Quabbin Aqueduct
ⓘ
Swift River (controlled releases) ⓘ |
| partOf | Massachusetts public water supply system ⓘ |
| primaryUse | municipal water supply ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Quabbin Reservation ⓘ |
| recreation |
fishing (by permit)
ⓘ
hiking (in designated areas) ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| submergedSettlement |
Dana, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenwich, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Prescott, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Greater Boston ⓘ
surface form:
Boston metropolitan area
eastern Massachusetts communities ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 25,600 hectares
ⓘ
about 40,000 acres ⓘ about 99 square miles ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
protected forest land
ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| volume |
about 1.56 cubic kilometres
ⓘ
about 412 billion US gallons ⓘ |
| waterSystem | MWRA water system ⓘ |
| wildlife |
bald eagles
ⓘ
black bears ⓘ moose ⓘ white-tailed deer ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.