Weston Reservoir

The Weston Reservoir is part of the greater Boston water supply maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. It is located in central Weston, with its principal public access point on Ash Street.

Weston Reservoir
Weston Reservoir
Weston Reservoir
LocationWeston, Massachusetts,
United States
Coordinates42°20′53″N 71°17′31″W
TypeReservoir
Primary inflows240 million US gallons per day (910 ML/d)
Primary outflows240 million US gallons per day (910 ML/d)
Catchment area60 acres (24 ha)
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length≈2.2 mi (3.5 km)
Max. width≈1.6 mi (2.6 km)
Surface area≈3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2)
Average depth58 ft (18 m)
Max. depth110 ft (34 m)
Water volume200×10^6 US gal (0.76 hm3)
Shore length1≈4 mi (6.4 km)
Surface elevation200 ft (61 m)
SettlementsWeston
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Until the 1960s, the Weston Reservoir was one of two primary distribution reservoirs close to Boston, receiving water from the Sudbury Reservoir via the Weston Aqueduct (placed in service in December 1903). In the 1930s the system was extended to include water from the Quabbin Reservoir, delivered to the Sudbury Reservoir via the Wachusett Reservoir and Wachusett Aqueduct. Ths system has since the mid-20th century been upgraded to use completely underground facilities downstream of the Wachusett Reservoir. The Weston Reservoir remains a backup connection to two underground storage tanks near the Massachusetts Turnpike elsewhere in Weston.

Walkers extensively use the area around the Weston Reservoir. This reservoir is maintained by the MWRA along with other open distribution reservoirs (Sudbury, Foss, Brackett, Stearns, Norumbega, Waban, Spot Pond, Chestnut Hill and Middlesex Fells) as a backup distribution system. The grounds of this reservoir are also used by the MWRA's Emergency Service Unit for training and storage of emergency trucks and equipment.

Metropolitan Water District map, 1910

References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.