Metropolitan Water Works system
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The Metropolitan Water Works system is a historic public water supply network that provided drinking water to the Boston metropolitan area through an extensive system of reservoirs, aqueducts, and related infrastructure.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boston water supply system | 1 |
| Metropolitan Water Division | 1 |
| Metropolitan Water Works system canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic infrastructure
ⓘ
public water supply system ⓘ waterworks ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | large urban population ⓘ |
| function |
collect water
ⓘ
convey water ⓘ distribute water ⓘ store water ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aqueduct
ⓘ
control gate ⓘ dam ⓘ distribution mains ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ intake works ⓘ metropolitan reservoirs ⓘ pumping station ⓘ reservoir ⓘ screening facilities ⓘ spillway ⓘ standpipe ⓘ water tower ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early regional water supply network
ⓘ
example of 19th-century civil engineering ⓘ |
| isPublicInfrastructure | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| managedBy | Metropolitan Water Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkType | gravity-fed water system ⓘ |
| partOf | Boston water supply history ⓘ |
| purpose |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Boston ⓘ |
| sector | water supply and sanitation ⓘ |
| serves | Boston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boston suburbs ⓘ |
| successor | Massachusetts Water Resources Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMedium |
aqueduct
ⓘ
pipeline ⓘ tunnel ⓘ |
| use | surface water ⓘ |
| usedFor | potable water ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boston water supply system
subject surface form:
Metropolitan District Commission (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form:
Metropolitan Water Division