Sudbury Reservoir

Sudbury Reservoir
Metropolitan Water District system, 1910
Map showing the location of Sudbury Reservoir
Map showing the location of Sudbury Reservoir
Location in Massachusetts
LocationMiddlesex County and Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°19′21″N 71°30′45″W / 42.32250°N 71.51250°W / 42.32250; -71.51250[1]
Area4,943 acres (20.00 km2)[2]
Elevation249 ft (76 m)[1]
Established1894–1898
Governing bodyMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteSudbury Reservoir

The Sudbury Reservoir (2.02 square miles) is an emergency backup Boston metropolitan water reservoir in Massachusetts, located predominantly in Southborough and Marlborough, with small sections in Westborough and Framingham.[3] It was created when the Sudbury Dam was constructed to impound the Stony Brook branch of the Sudbury River; no part of the reservoir lies in the town of Sudbury. Nearly 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) in the Sudbury Reservoir watershed are administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation as a limited-access public recreation area.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Sudbury Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference dcr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Wachusett and Sudbury Reservoirs Fishing Regulations". Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Water Supply Protection. Retrieved November 26, 2019 – via mass.gov.