Diamond Hill Reservoir

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Diamond Hill Reservoir
Pawtucket Upper Reservoir
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Diamond Hill Reservoir
Location Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Coordinates 41°59′23″N71°23′55″W / 41.9897°N 71.3985°W / 41.9897; -71.3985
Type Reservoir
Basin  countriesUnited States
Built1971
Surface area160 ha (400 acres)
Water volume19,340,000 m3 (683,000,000 cu ft)
Oblique view of Arnold Mills Reservoir (left) and Diamond Hill Reservoir (right) in 1974 Diamond Hill Reservoir 1974 D3C1208-200302A010.jpg
Oblique view of Arnold Mills Reservoir (left) and Diamond Hill Reservoir (right) in 1974

Diamond Hill Reservoir (also known as the Pawtucket Upper Reservoir) is a reservoir in Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island near Diamond Hill.

The earthen Diamond Hill Reservoir Dam was constructed in 1971 with a height of 80 feet (24 m), and a length of 2,000 feet (610 m) at its crest. [1] It impounds the Abbott Run waterway for municipal drinking water. Both dam and reservoir are owned and operated by the city of Pawtucket's Water Supply Board.

The reservoir it creates has a normal surface area of 390 acres (160 ha), a maximum capacity of 15,680 acre-feet (19.34 million cubic metres ), and a normal storage of 11,000 acre⋅ft (14 million m3). Immediately adjacent to the south is the Arnold Mills Reservoir.

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References

  1. "Diamond Hill Reservoir". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

Coordinates: 41°59′23″N71°23′54″W / 41.98974°N 71.39847°W / 41.98974; -71.39847