Scientific American II Juty 1, 1905. that, by the construction of a dam 1,250 feet in length, THE WACHUSETT RESERVOIR FOR BOSTON WATER of which length only 750 feet has a depth from high SUPPLY. water to rock exceeding 40 feet, it has been possible The completion of the great Wachusett reservoir,… … taries, and the remainder 10 feet above the high- View of Dam from the Upstream Side. from Lakes Mystic and water level of the reser- Cochituate. There was barely sufficient water to meet voir. It is 19 feet in thickness at the water level, and COMPARATIVE TABLE OF AREAS. DEPTHS, AND CAPACITIES OF…
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