Chestnut Hill Reservoir
View of Boston College from across the reservoir
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′6.30″N 71°9′30.52″W / 42.335083°N 71.1584778°W / 42.335083; -71.1584778Coordinates: 42°20′6.30″N 71°9′30.52″W / 42.335083°N 71.1584778°W / 42.335083; -71.1584778
Lake type	reservoir
Basin  countries	United States

Chestnut Hill Reservoir is a reservoir created in 1870 on existing marshes and meadowland to supplement the city of Boston's water needs. It is surrounded by the unincorporated village of Chestnut Hill which, itself, consists of parts of Boston, Brookline, and Newton. The reservoir, though, is located entirely within the city limits of Boston^[1] A 1.56 mile^[2] jogging loop abuts the reservoir. Chestnut Hill Reservoir was taken offline in the 1970s as it was no longer needed for regular water supply distribution,^[3] but is maintained in emergency backup status.^[4][5] It is recognized today on the National Register of Historic Places and it has designation as a City of Boston Landmark.

[edit] References

1. ^ AAA Map of Boston including Arlington, etc., 2007, Heathrow, Florida: AAA
2. ^ Water For Greater Boston Brighton Allston Historical Society. See paragraph 9.
3. ^ Department of Conservation and Recreation
4. ^ Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (May 4, 2009). "Water Supply and Demand". http://www.mwra.com/04water/html/wsupdate.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-16. 
5. ^ Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (August 9, 2006). "Water System History". http://www.mwra.com/04water/html/hist1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-16. "Completion to the Dorchester Tunnel in 1978 allowed the demands of the southern systems to be removed from the Sudbury Aqueduct. However, because there is no redundancy for the Dorchester Tunnel, the facilities taken off line in 1978 must remain in stand-by status." 

• Chestnut Hill Reservation History at the Department of Conservation and Recreation

[edit] See also

• Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District
• Chestnut Hill Reservation

[edit] External links

• USGS GNIS: Chestnut Hill Reservoir

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