Swift River Valley

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Swift River Valley is a region in central Massachusetts that was largely flooded in the 1930s to create the Quabbin Reservoir, one of the state’s primary water supplies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
valley
accessRestrictions many areas closed to protect water quality
associatedReservoir Quabbin Reservoir
containsFormerTown Dana, Massachusetts
Enfield, Massachusetts
Greenwich, Massachusetts
Prescott, Massachusetts
country United States
culturalSignificance symbol of community sacrifice for regional water needs
currentDominantLandCover Quabbin Reservoir
protected forest
currentUse drinking water supply protection area
limited recreation area
wildlife habitat
environmentalOutcome important wildlife refuge
large protected forested watershed
floodingBegan 1930s
formerLandUse forested uplands
rural farming communities
small mill villages
governingAuthorityForFloodingProject Metropolitan District Commission (Massachusetts)
historicalEraOfDisplacement Great Depression era
linked to: Great Depression
historicalEvent disincorporation of four towns for Quabbin Reservoir
historicallyFloodedFor Quabbin Reservoir
hydrologicallyDrainedBy Swift River
knownFor creation of Quabbin Reservoir
loss of four Massachusetts towns
major 20th-century water-supply project in New England
locatedIn Franklin County, Massachusetts
Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts
central Massachusetts
majorTransformationPeriod 1930s
memorializedBy Quabbin Park Cemetery
local historical societies
namedAfter Swift River
partOf Quabbin Reservoir watershed
Swift River watershed
primaryBeneficiaryCity Boston
primaryBeneficiaryRegion eastern Massachusetts
primaryPurposeOfFlooding public water supply
successorWaterAuthority Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
townsDisincorporatedForReservoir Dana, Massachusetts
Enfield, Massachusetts
Greenwich, Massachusetts
Prescott, Massachusetts

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Quabbin Reservoir locatedIn Swift River Valley
Greenwich, Massachusetts partOf Swift River Valley