Quaddick_Reservoir

Quaddick Reservoir

Quaddick Reservoir

Reservoir in Connecticut, United States


Quaddick Reservoir is a man-made body of water in the town of Thompson, Connecticut. The reservoir has three sections: Lower (124 acres),[2] Middle (203 acres),[3] and Upper (81 acres).[4] It originated with the completion of a dam on the Five Mile River in 1865.[5] Quaddick State Park sits on the eastern shore of the Middle Reservoir.[6]

Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...

References

  1. "Quaddick Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Quaddick Reservoir (Lower)" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. "Quaddick Reservoir (Middle)" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  4. "Quaddick Reservoir (Upper)" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. September 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  5. "Quaddick Reservoir". Quaddick Reservoir Association. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  6. "Quaddick State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Quaddick_Reservoir, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.