The
Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland
body of water in the
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the
Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for
Boston, some 65 miles (105 km) to the east, as well as 40 other communities in
Greater Boston. It also supplies water to three towns west of the reservoir and acts as backup supply for three others.
[1] It has an aggregate capacity of 412 billion US gallons (1.56 km
3) and an area of 38.6 square miles (99.9 km²). Quabbin Reservoir water flows to the Wachusett Reservoir using the
Quabbin Aqueduct. The Quabbin watershed is managed by the
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, while the water supply system is operated by the
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. The
Winsor Dam and the
Goodnough Dike form the reservoir from impoundments of the three branches of the
Swift River. The Quabbin Reservoir is part of the
Chicopee River Watershed, which in turn feeds the
Connecticut River.
My Daughter and Son took for me a great day of fishing for Farthers Day. We spent the day on this huge body of water with really no one around us. The water was clear and the shoreline was prestine. It was so relaxing
