Quabbin Reservoir

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IN ORDER TO SUPPLY GREATER BOSTON, MASS. QUABBIN RESERVOIR MAXIMUM DEPTH AVERAGE DEPTH LENGTH LENGTH OF SHORE LINE AREA OF WATER SURFACE 150 FEET 51 FEET 18 MILES 118 MILES 36.6 SQ.MI. 24.690 ACRES 415 1,274 THOUSAND 1,990 FT. DEEP 185.9 SQ. MI. PRESCOTT GREENWICH sote eeY E buTA TON CAPACITY IN GALLONS BILLION IN ACRE FEET EQUALS TANK I MILE SQUARE AREA OF WA TERSHED TOWNS DISCONTINUED QUABBN AGEDCT ENFIELD DANA QUABBIN DAM QUABBIN AQUEDUCT QUABBIN RESERVOIR TO WACHUSETT RESERVOIR TUNNEL IS IIFT. WIDE 12FT. 9IN. HIGH AND IS 24.6 MILES LONG. IT IS THE SECOND LONGEST TUNNEL IN THE WORLD. BEING ONLY 2 MILE SHORTER THAN THE HETCH-HETCHY IN CAL. LENGTH TOP WIDTH MAXIMUM BOTTOM WIDTH HEIGHT ABOVE RIVER HEIGHT ABOVE BED ROCK AMOUNT OF EARTH FILL SECOND LARGEST DAM IN THE EAST 2,640 FEET 35 FEET 1.100 FEET 170 FEET 295 FEET 4,000,000 CU. YDS

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Pub. by the Collotype Co., Elizabeth, N. J. and N. Y.