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Quaddick Reservoir
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Quaddick Reservoir from Quaddick State Park
Quaddick Reservoir is located in Connecticut
Quaddick Reservoir
Quaddick Reservoir
Location in Connecticut
Location Thompson, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates 41°56′48″N 71°49′31″W / 41.9465539°N 71.8252172°W / 41.9465539; -71.8252172
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Five Mile River, Robbins Brook, Poor Farm Brook, Blackmore Brook
Primary outflows Five Mile River
Catchment area 35 square miles (91 km2)
Basin countries United States
Max. length 2.95 miles (4.75 km)
Max. width 2,370 feet (720 m)
Surface area 404 acres (163 ha)
Max. depth 18 feet (5.5 m)
Surface elevation 403 feet (123 m) (85 m)
Islands Green, Gould’s, Brandy Hill
Sections/sub-basins Lower, Middle and Upper

Quaddick Reservoir is a man-made body of water in the town of Thompson, Connecticut. The reservoir has three sections: Lower (124 acres), Middle (203 acres), and Upper (81 acres). It originated with the completion of a dam on the Five Mile River in 1865. Quaddick State Park sits on the eastern shore of the Middle Reservoir.

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