Neponset Reservoir

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Neponset Reservoir
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Neponset Reservoir
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Neponset Reservoir
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Neponset Reservoir
Location Foxborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°5′7.59″N71°14′50.38″W / 42.0854417°N 71.2473278°W / 42.0854417; -71.2473278
Type reservoir
Primary outflows Neponset River
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation266 ft (81 m) [1]

The Neponset Reservoir is a reservoir located in Foxborough, Massachusetts that is the headwater of the Neponset River that runs to Boston Harbor. The reservoir dates from the mid-1800s, and was originally used by mills downstream for water power. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neponset Reservoir
  2. "History of the reservoir". www.neponsetfriends.com. Friends of the Neponset Reservoir. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2016.