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Coordinates:42°10′50″N72°21′54″W / 42.18056°N 72.36500°W /42.18056; -72.36500

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River in Massachusetts, United States

Quaboag River
Quaboag River atWarren

Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Quaboag Pond
• coordinates	42°11′45″N72°04′13″W / 42.19583°N 72.07028°W /42.19583; -72.07028
• elevation	594 feet (181 m)

Mouth
• location	Three Rivers, Massachusetts
• coordinates	42°10′50″N72°21′54″W / 42.18056°N 72.36500°W /42.18056; -72.36500
• elevation	290 feet (88 m)
Length	25.7 mi (41.4 km)
Basin size	150 sq mi (390 km²)

Discharge
• average	132 cu ft/s (3.7 m³/s)

TheQuaboag River is a 25.7-mile-long (41.4 km)^[1] river inMassachusetts that heads atQuaboag Pond inBrookfield at an elevation of 594 feet (181 m) above sea level. It flows west to the village ofThree Rivers, Massachusetts, at an elevation of 290 feet (88 m).

History

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The river receives its name fromQuaboag Pond, an Indian name meaning "red-water" (place or pond). At one time, this pond was called Podunk Pond. Early industry started along the Quaboag River downstream fromWest Brookfield, where the river started a 300-foot (91 m) change in elevation, providing significant waterpower. Majorheavy industry was located inWarren, Massachusetts, because of the available waterpower from the river. Many of the dams on the river, used to providewaterpower, were destroyed during floods and not repaired or replaced. Parts of them remain, providing a hint of the river’s industrial past.

Description

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The Quaboag River heads atQuaboag Pond, flows through the towns ofBrookfield,West Brookfield (whereLake Wickaboag drains into it), andWarren before joining theWare River andSwift River inThree Rivers, to form theChicopee River. This river is therefore part of theChicopee River Watershed.

Watershed

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Numerous local brooks and streams from the towns of East Brookfield, Brookfield, West Brookfield, and Warren drain the watershed into the Quaboag River.Lake Lashaway in East Brookfield drains intoQuaboag Pond, and several other significant water sources drain into it. There are also several wetlands associated with this watershed, the two major ones being the Great Swamp south of Brookfield, and the Allen Swamp south of East Brookfield.

Recreational use

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Whitewater kayakers and canoeists paddle the Quaboag from a put-in at Lucy Stone Park in Warren, downstream to a take-out along Route 67. The river isClass III and features several named rapids, Mousehole and Trestle Rapid above the dam, and, downstream, Angel's Field and Devil's Gorge, which contains an abrupt four-foot waterfall called Quaboag Drop. The river has a large watershed, holds its water well (is well formed), and is runnable at levels above four feet on theBrimfield USGS gauge. It contains one mandatoryportage around an unrunnable dam next to a factory. This dam is shown in the title block.

Coordinates

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References

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^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at theWayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011

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