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]
Neponset Reservoir | |
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Location | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 42°5′7.59″N 71°14′50.38″W / 42.0854417°N 71.2473278°W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary outflows | Neponset River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 266 ft (81 m)[1] |
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neponset Reservoir
- ^ "History of the reservoir". www.neponsetfriends.com. Friends of the Neponset Reservoir. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2016.