The Quabbin Aqueduct carries water from the Quabbin Reservoir to the Wachusett Reservoir . It is part of the Eastern Massachusetts public water supply system, maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ( MWRA ). At 25 miles (40 km) in length, it is one of the longest aqueduct tunnels in the world being 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) shorter than the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct .
5-611: Quabbin may refer to: Quabbin Aqueduct Quabbin Reservoir Quabbin Valley Greenwich, Massachusetts , first organized as Quabbin in 1739 and Quabbin Parrish in 1754. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-803: The Quabbin Aqueduct from the northeast side of the Quabbin, up a slope to the Ware River Diversion in South Barre, Massachusetts , down again to the Wachusett Reservoir , and then through a power station near the Oakdale section of West Boylston, Massachusetts . This upward and downward flow occurs by natural siphon action, with the high point in the siphon being at the Ware River Diversion . The water surface at
15-560: The Quabbin Reservoir is about 524 feet (160 m) above Mean Sea Level (MSL). The water surface at the Wachusett Reservoir is about 384 feet (117 m) above MSL, and the water surface at the Ware River Diversion is about 660 feet (200 m) higher than MSL. A natural siphon can only lift water about 30 feet (9.1 m), with the aqueduct located several hundred feet underground in places – however
20-598: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quabbin&oldid=1194918380 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Quabbin Aqueduct Water from the 412-billion-US-gallon (1.56 × 10 m ) capacity Quabbin Reservoir flows through
25-622: The water head is only about 25 feet (7.6 m) on the suction side of the aqueduct. Portions of the aqueduct follow the route of the Ware River Railway that was discontinued with the building of the Quabbin Reservoir . The siphon starts at the Ware River Diversion by feeding the river water into the aqueduct. If the aqueduct branch which travels to the Wachusett Reservoir (the Wachusett-Coldbrook branch)
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