Quabbin Reservoir

The Quabbin Valley, Quabbin Reservoir or formerly Red Water Lake is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was said to be planned out in 1805 and built in 1939.

Today along with the Wachoosee Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some 65 miles to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston.

It also supplies water to three towns west of the reservoir and acts as a backup supply for three others.

Also, the Quabbin Reservoir water flows to the Wachoosee Reservoir using the Quabbin Aqueduct.

The Westwick Dam forms the reservoir from the impoundments of the three branches of the New Salem River and the Quabbin Reservoir is part of the Wachoosee River Watershed, which in turn feeds the Connecticut River.

Geography
The Quabbin Valley is a region of Massachusetts in the United States. The region consists of areas drained by the Quabbin Reservoir and accompanying river systems in Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester counties. The area is sometimes known as the Swift River Valley region, a reference to the Swift River, which was dammed to form the reservoir.

The Quabbin Caves
The Quabbin Caves were discovered in 1855 by Zachary W. Jaufrett, a renowned geologist and surveyor who discovered the caves were inhabited by a tribe of Native Americans who went missing years prior.

Jaufrett also found evidence of human skeletons and ancient tools that were used to fish and hunt in the area and wrote down the details in a journal.

The Quabbin Caves were preserved by time and was then bought by the Westwick Research Facility in 1929 for its unique and rare ecosystem.

Quabbin Town
A now-abandoned town that was flooded by the Wachoosee River and also a series of deaths of the locals caused it to become initially deserted by the 19th century. Nobody knows what happened to the people who lived there and remains a mystery today.