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Revision as of 13:17, 18 October 2017
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Location | Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
Coordinates | 41°57′23″N 71°49′01″W / 41.956360°N 71.816834°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Five Mile River, Robbins Brook, Poor Farm Brook, Blackmore Brook |
Primary outflows | Five Mile River |
Catchment area | 35 square miles (91 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 408 acres (1.65 km2) |
Average depth | ~18ft |
Surface elevation | 403 ft (85 m) |
Islands | Green, McNerney's, Brandy Hill |
Sections/sub-basins | Lower, Middle and Upper |
Quaddick Reservoir[1] is a reservoir in Windham County, Connecticut, USA, in the town of Thompson. The reservoir originated with the completion of a dam on the Five Mile River in 1865.[2] The reservoir has three sections: Lower (124 acres),[3] Middle (203 acres),[4] and Upper (81 acres).[5] Quaddick State Park sits on the eastern shore of the Middle Reservoir.[6]
References
- ^ "Quaddick State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Quaddick Reservoir". Quaddick Reservoir Association. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Quaddick Reservoir (Lower)" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Quaddick Reservoir (Middle)" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Quaddick Reservoir (Upper)" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Quaddick State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
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