Lake Sabbatia
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Lake Sabbatia is a freshwater lake in Taunton, Massachusetts, near Watson Pond State Park. The lake is where Mill River begins and the Snake River ends. It is the largest lake in the city of Taunton and the most popularly used. There are several coves and an island within the lake. Parts of its coastline is populated with woods, streets, and residential homes. Lake Sabbatia is used for a variety of recreational activities such as boating, swimming, fishing & ice fishing, and etc. There is a boat ramp off of Bay Street that empties into the lake.
On October 18, 2005, much of downtown Taunton was closed when the century-old wooden dam began to collapse due to heavy rainfall; fears of floods up to 6 feet deep caused mass evacuation.
Lake Sabbatia and Watson Pond are also located enitrely within the boundary of the state designated Area of Critical Envirironmental Concern, the Canoe River Aquifer.
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- City of Taunton's Home Page
- City of Taunton's Water Department's Home Page
- Massasoit State Park
- Taunton River Watershed Alliance
- Weakened dam threatens Massachusetts city - Reuters
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Taunton River Watershed |
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| Tributaries |
Assonet River · Canoe River · Cedar Swamp River · Cocasset River · Cotley River · Forge River · Hockomock River · Matfield River · Mill River · Nemasket River · Rumford River · Salisbury Plain River · Satucket River · Segreganset River · Snake River · Taunton River · Three Mile River · Town River · Wading River · Winnetuxet River |
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Assawompset Pond · Great Quittacas Pond · Little Quittacas Pond · Lake Nippenicket · Norton Reservoir · Lake Mirimichi · Lake Rico · Lake Sabbatia · Leach Pond · Long Pond · Pocksha Pond · Somerset Reservoir · Turnpike Lake · Watson Pond · Winnecunnet Pond |
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