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The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in Massachusetts, United States, and was built between 1930 and 1939.Along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, 65 miles (105 km) to the east, and 40 other cities and towns in Greater Boston.
Belchertown lies along the western banks of the western branch of the Quabbin Reservoir, with the lands around that water being part of the Quabbin Reservation. The town is hilly north of the town center, the hills forming part of the former Swift River Valley, with most of the rest of the town being relatively slowly sloping plains, spotted ...
It is adjacent to Cass Meadow which has 14 acres (57,000 m 2) of trails featuring opportunities to view birds, butterflies and dragonflies. The southern part of Athol, bordered by the Harvard Forest and the Quabbin Reservoir, offers some of the most beautiful hiking trails in the area. The town owns Fish Park, Silver Lake, and Lake Ellis, where ...
A recent book about the construction of the reservoir, “Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley Drowned by the Quabbin,” by Elena Palladino, gives a human voice to the decades-long process that ...
The Quabbin Reservoir is one of the largest fabricated public water supplies in the United States. Created in the 1930s by the construction of two huge earthen dams, the Winsor Dam, and the Goodnough Dike, the reservoir is fed by the Swift River, and seasonally the Ware River. Four towns were flooded in the Swift River Valley. Construction of ...
If the aqueduct route from the Ware River Diversion to the Wachusett Reservoir is closed (the Wachusett-Coldbrook branch) and water diversion occurs, water flows from the Ware River, back down grade to the Quabbin Reservoir for storage. This is typically done when the Wachusett Reservoir water level is increasing due to run-off from its own ...
These trail is less than one quarter mile of easy hiking. [7] The reservation is "a tranquil spot for hiking and picnicking." [8] Seasonal hunting is allowed on the property subject to all state and local laws. Camping, fires, and unleashed dogs are prohibited. Swimming is discouraged. [1] [5] Bear's Den reservation is open from dusk until dawn.
The majority of the line was closed in the 1930s due to the formation of the Quabbin Reservoir. [1] [2] A 6.2-mile (10.0 km) rail trail, the Rabbit Run Trail, is planned for the remaining portion of right-of-way in Athol and New Salem. [3]