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Archive - Wachusett Reservoir Levels
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Below is an archive of data for Wachusett Reservoir levels since 2005.

MWRA and the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation keep a daily watch on reservoir levels at Quabbin (412 billion gallon capacity) and Wachusett (65 billion gallons).

Wachusett levels are kept relatively fixed while Quabbin levels fluctuate with precipitation and watershed runoff.

WACHUSETT RESERVOIR LEVELS ARCHIVE
Key: ft = feet, mg=million gallons.

2008 WACHUSETT RESERVOIR LEVELS

Date Elevation (ft) Volume (mg) Capacity (%)
10/01/08 389.69 57,965

89.2

09/01/08 390.84 59,455 91.5
08/01/08 391.15 59,859 92.1
07/01/08 391.81 60,724 93.5
06/01/08 389.38 57,567 88.6
05/01/08 390.15 58,559 90.1
04/01/08 393.73 63,265 97.6
03/01/08 392.41 61,514 94.7
02/01/08 389.36 57,541 88.6
01/01/08 388.89 56,939 87.6

2007 WACHUSETT RESERVOIR LEVELS

Date Elevation (ft) Volume (mg) Capacity (%)
12/01/07

388.37

56,276 86.6
11/01/07

388.98

57,054 87.8
10/01/07

388.33

56,225 86.5
09/01/07

387.85

55,615 85.6
08/01/07

388.02

55,831 85.9
07/01/07 388.11 55,946 86.1
06/01/07 388.21 56.073 86.3
05/01/07 392.22
61.264 94.3
04/01/07 391.97 60.935 93.8
03/01/07 390.25
58.688 90.3
02/01/07 391.15 59.859 92.1
01/01/07 391.20 59.925 92.2

2006 WACHUSETT RESERVOIR LEVELS

Date Elevation (ft) Volume (mg) Capacity (%)
12/01/06 391.12 394,418 95.7
11/01/06 390.89 389,606 94.5
10/01/06 526.50
385,316 93.5
09/01/06 390.87 395,864 96.0
08/01/06 390.29
405,341 98.3
07/01/06 391.26 414,184 100.5
06/01/06 391.37 411,534 99.8
05/01/06 388.39 409,026 99.2
04/01/06 388.39 409,026 99.2
03/01/06 392.79 409,026 99.2
02/01/06 394.43 416,227 101.03
01/01/06      

2005 QUABBIN RESERVOIR LEVELS

Date Elevation (ft) Volume (mg) Capacity (%)
12/01/05 394.32
64.054 98.6
11/01/05 393.55 59.012 90.8%
10/01/05 390.50 63.026 90.8%
09/01/05 391.32 60.082 93.6%
08/01/05 391.89 58.533 92.2%
07/01/05 391.19 59.964 92.6%
06/01/05 391.89 60,829 93.6%
05/01/05 394.36 59.729 91.9%
04/01/05 391.34 59,038 92.5%
03/01/05 390.52 59.038 90.9%
02/01/05 391.39
60.173 92.6%
01/01/05 391.05
59.729 91.9%

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Updated October 3, 2008

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