Scituate Reservoir

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Scituate Reservoir

Town(s): Scituate RI
County: Providence

Size: 3390 acres
Average Depth: 32 feet
Maximum Depth: 87 feet

Swimming: Unknown



The Scituate Reservoir is the largest freshwater body of water in the state of Rhode Island. The large reservoir spans a large portion of Scituate and has forever changed the face of the town. During construction of the reservoir, numerous villages were flooded along the former banks of the Pawtuxet River. Some foundations of the old structures are still visible today during times of drought. The reservoir, and a large portion of land surrounding it is owned and maintained by the Providence Water Supply Board. The Scituate Reservoir, the largest of the six reservoirs that feed Providence Water System, holds almost 37 billion gallons of raw water and covers nearly 4,600 acres. On average, for every inch of rainfall that the entire watershed area receives, more than 785 million gallons of water collects in the Scituate Reservoir. Shoreline length = 66 miles, maximum dimesions are 7 miles by 2 1/2 miles. Since the Scituate Reservoir opened in November of 1925, the PWSB has planted nearly 7.2 million trees in the reservoir watershed.

Vegetation Growth: Unknown
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Boat Access: Unknown
Parking Spaces: Unknown

Shoreline Development: Unknown