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In 1926, the Ware River Act was passed, starting construction on the first stage of the project, a 12-mile long tunnel connecting Wachusett Reservoir with the Ware River. [3] This is called the Ware River Diversion. During the 1930s, this tunnel was extended to the Swift River. The complete tunnel is now known as the Quabbin Aqueduct.
Swift River Reservation is located along the east branch. Swift River Academy buildings. The former Academy at Swift River was located in Plainfield, Massachusetts. It is now a drug addiction treatment facility. [4] Letting Swift River Go, a picture book by Jane Yolen with watercolor illustrations by Barbara Cooney, describes the flooding of ...
In 1993 the Windermere Iron Steamboat Company was bought by the local Bowness Bay Boating Company, who already operated a fleet of launches on the lake, and the merged operation renamed Windermere Lake Cruises. The Swift was scrapped in 1999, having been laid up since 1981, [2] [3] but a new Swift joined the fleet in 2020. [4]
The Swift River rises in the township of Livermore, New Hampshire, on the eastern side of Kancamagus Pass, and flows east into a broad valley, surrounded by mountains, known as the Albany Intervale. Leaving the intervale, the river enters a narrow gorge, passing over two sets of small waterfalls, and continues east through the town of Albany to ...
A man accused of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan has been convicted of two misdemeanors. In August 2022, a National Park Service ranger witnessed Howard ...
The Swift River Reservation is a 439-acre (178 ha) open space preserve located in Petersham, Massachusetts, United States.The property, named after the East Branch of the Swift River (a tributary of the Ware River), is managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations and offers 7 miles (11 km) of trails available for hiking, horseback riding, mountain ...
Nov. 2—An uptick in capsized or stranded boaters at Lake Junaluska has prompted the Waynesville Fire Department to add a motorized swiftwater rescue boat to its arsenal. Until now, Waynesville ...
State officials say they are close to resolving the last major issue that has delayed the construction of a new $1.2 million boat launch in Oak Park Heights. Officials with the Minnesota ...