Swift River Valley

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Swift River Valley is a region in central Massachusetts that was largely flooded in the 1930s to create the Quabbin Reservoir, one of the state’s primary water supplies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
valley
accessRestrictions many areas closed to protect water quality
associatedReservoir Quabbin Reservoir NERFINISHED
containsFormerTown Dana, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Enfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Greenwich, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Prescott, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance symbol of community sacrifice for regional water needs
currentDominantLandCover Quabbin Reservoir NERFINISHED
protected forest
currentUse drinking water supply protection area
limited recreation area
wildlife habitat
environmentalOutcome important wildlife refuge
large protected forested watershed
floodingBegan 1930s
formerLandUse forested uplands
rural farming communities
small mill villages
governingAuthorityForFloodingProject Metropolitan District Commission (Massachusetts) NERFINISHED
historicalEraOfDisplacement Great Depression era NERFINISHED
historicalEvent disincorporation of four towns for Quabbin Reservoir
historicallyFloodedFor Quabbin Reservoir NERFINISHED
hydrologicallyDrainedBy Swift River NERFINISHED
knownFor creation of Quabbin Reservoir
loss of four Massachusetts towns
major 20th-century water-supply project in New England
locatedIn Franklin County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Hampshire County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
central Massachusetts
majorTransformationPeriod 1930s
memorializedBy Quabbin Park Cemetery NERFINISHED
local historical societies
namedAfter Swift River NERFINISHED
partOf Quabbin Reservoir watershed NERFINISHED
Swift River watershed
primaryBeneficiaryCity Boston GENERATED
primaryBeneficiaryRegion eastern Massachusetts NERFINISHED
primaryPurposeOfFlooding public water supply GENERATED
successorWaterAuthority Massachusetts Water Resources Authority NERFINISHED
townsDisincorporatedForReservoir Dana, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Enfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Greenwich, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Prescott, Massachusetts NERFINISHED

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Quabbin Reservoir locatedIn Swift River Valley