Quaddick Reservoir

Quaddick Reservoir
Location Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Coordinates 41°57′23″N 71°49′01″W / 41.956360°N 71.816834°W / 41.956360; -71.816834Coordinates: 41°57′23″N 71°49′01″W / 41.956360°N 71.816834°W / 41.956360; -71.816834
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)
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

  1. ↑ "Quaddick State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Quaddick Reservoir". Quaddick Reservoir Association. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Quaddick Reservoir (Lower)" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Quaddick Reservoir (Middle)" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Quaddick Reservoir (Upper)" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Quaddick State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

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