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Quabbin Aqueduct | |
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 Quabbin Aqueduct shaft two in South Barre | |
| Coordinates | 42°23′12″N 71°48′08″W / 42.38667°N 71.80222°W |
| Begins | Quabbin Reservoir |
| Ends | Wachusett Reservoir |
| Official name | Quabbin Aqueduct |
| Maintained by | MWRA |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 24.6 mi (39.6 km) |
| Width | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Height | 12.75 ft (3.9 m) |
| Capacity | 400 cu ft/s (11.3 m3/s) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1926 |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Location | |
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The Quabbin Aqueduct carries water from the Quabbin Reservoir to the Wachusett Reservoir. It is part of the Eastern Massachusetts public water supply system, maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). At 25 miles (40 km) in length, it is one of the longest aqueduct tunnels in the world being 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) shorter than the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct.[citation needed]