Quabbin Reservoir

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf reservoir
gptkbp:access limited to certain areas
gptkbp:accessibility seasonal
gptkbp:accessories drinking water
gptkbp:annualVisitors 45 inches
gptkbp:averageRainfall 30 feet
gptkbp:averageTemperature 50°F
gptkbp:city Prescott
Enfield
Dana
Hancock
gptkbp:climate humid continental
gptkbp:completed 1946
gptkbp:contains 4 towns submerged
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Metropolitan_District_Commission
gptkbp:culturalImpact local folklore
art and literature
gptkbp:dam gptkb:Quabbin_Dam
gptkbp:features fishing
boating
hiking trails
gptkbp:historicalEvent construction began in 1939
dedicated in 1946
gptkbp:historicalSignificance flooding of towns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Quabbin Reservoir
gptkbp:length 18 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Massachusetts_Department_of_Conservation_and_Recreation
gptkbp:maximumDepth 60 feet
gptkbp:partOf Connecticut_River_watershed
gptkbp:recreation bird watching
picnicking
nature walks
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:North_Brookfield
gptkb:Quabbin_Reservation
gptkb:Brookfield
gptkb:West_Brookfield
Pelham
Ware
Warren
39 square miles
New Salem
Hardwick
Belchertown
gptkbp:visitorsPerYear over 100,000
gptkbp:waterQuality monitored regularly
gptkbp:waterSource 412 billion gallons
gptkbp:width 3 miles
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:bald_eagles
various fish species
deer
beavers
otters