Swift River (Ware River tributary) facts for kids

Construction of the Route 32 / Route 122 bridge over the Swift River in 2009 near Petersham, Massachusetts

The Swift River is a river in Massachusetts. It has an east branch, a west branch, and a middle branch. It is a tributary of the Ware River. Part of it is dammed in the Swift River Valley to form the Quabbin Reservoir serving Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. Several towns were lost when the reservoir was constructed and filled.

Swift River Reservation is located along the east branch.

The former Academy at Swift River was located in Plainfield, Massachusetts.

Letting Swift River Go, a picture book by Jane Yolen with watercolor illustrations by Barbara Cooney, describes the flooding of the valley to create the reservoir.

Images for kids

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  Train going over a trestle bridge above the Swift River in 1910

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  Swift River Reservation entrance

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  Swift River Academy buildings