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.
Statements (48)
| 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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