Great Quittacas Pond

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Great Quittacas Pond
Location	Lakeville, Middleboro, and Rochester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°48′10″N 70°53′55″W / 41.80278°N 70.89861°W / 41.80278; -70.89861Coordinates: 41°48′10″N 70°53′55″W / 41.80278°N 70.89861°W / 41.80278; -70.89861
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	1,185 acres (480 ha)

Great Quittacas Pond is a lake, reservoir, or pond within the towns of Lakeville, Middleboro, and Rochester, in southeastern Massachusetts. It shares its waters with Pocksha Pond and possibly nearby Little Quittacas Pond. These lakes provide a source of drinking water to the city of New Bedford, the largest city in southeastern Massachusetts.

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• Environmental Protection Agency

	Taunton River Watershed
Main river	Taunton River
Tributaries	Assonet River · Canoe River · Cedar Swamp River · Cocasset River · Cotley River · Forge River · Hockomock River · Matfield River · Mill River · Nemasket River · Rumford River · Salisbury Plain River · Satucket River · Segreganset River · Snake River · Taunton River · Three Mile River · Town River · Wading River · Winnetuxet River
Lakes/Ponds	Assawompset Pond · Great Quittacas Pond · Little Quittacas Pond · Lake Nippenicket · Norton Reservoir · Lake Mirimichi · Lake Rico · Lake Sabbatia · Leach Pond · Long Pond · Pocksha Pond · Somerset Reservoir · Turnpike Lake · Watson Pond · Winnecunnet Pond
Miscellaneous	Assonet Bay · Hockomock Swamp