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Wachusett Aqueduct
Wachusett Aqueduct at Northborough spanning over the Assabet River
Coordinates42°23′57″N 71°41′22″W / 42.39917°N 71.68944°W / 42.39917; -71.68944
BeginsWachusett Reservoir
EndsMarlborough, Massachusetts
Official nameWachusett Aqueduct
Maintained byMWRA
Characteristics
Total length9 mi (14.5 km)
Width12 ft (3.7 m)
Height11 ft (3.4 m)
Capacity400 cu ft/s (11.33 m3/s)
History
Construction start1897
Opened1905
Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Built1896
ArchitectFrederick P. Stearns
MPSWater Supply System of Metropolitan Boston MPS
NRHP reference No.89002276[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1990
Location
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The Wachusett Aqueduct is a secondary aqueduct that carries water from the Wachusett Reservoir to the John J. Carroll Water Treatment Plant at Walnut Hill in Marlborough, Massachusetts. It is part of the public water supply system for the communities of Greater Boston that are served by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), which manages the aqueduct. The aqueduct serves as a standby backup to the Cosgrove Tunnel.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

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