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Quabbin Reservoir: Body of Water, Commonwealth (United States), Quabbin Aqueduct, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Quabbin Reservoir Body of Water Commonwealth Quabbin Aqueduct Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation - United States High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest 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 to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston. It also supplie... more »s water to three towns west of the reservoir and acts as backup supply for three others. It has an aggregate capacity of 412 billion U.S. gallons (1.56 km³) and an area of 38.6 square miles (99.9 km²). Quabbin Reservoir water flows to the Wachusett Reservoir using the Quabbin Aqueduct.« less