Waterman Reservoir

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Waterman Reservoir
Waterman's Reservoir in Greenville RI Rhode Island USA along Route 44 as depicted in a postcard sent in 1911.png
Waterman Reservoir is located in Rhode Island
Waterman Reservoir
Waterman Reservoir
LocationGlocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°52′45″N 71°34′55″W / 41.87905°N 71.58194°W / 41.87905; -71.58194Coordinates: 41°52′45″N 71°34′55″W / 41.87905°N 71.58194°W / 41.87905; -71.58194
TypeArtificial lake
Surface area318 acres (129 ha)
Average depth9 ft (2.7 m)
Max. depth12 ft (4 m)[1]

Waterman Reservoir (also known as Waterman's Reservoir) is a large lake along Putnam Pike in Glocester and Greenville in Providence County, Rhode Island.

The Waterman Reservoir was created in 1838 on the site of a swamp and is 318 acres (129 ha) when full with an average depth of nine feet (2.7 m).[2] It was named after Resolved Waterman, an early eighteenth century Greenville resident and landowner.[3] Prior to the creation of the reservoir, the area was swampy, so a dam was constructed to create the reservoir and at the same time a causeway (now part of the Putnam Pike) was built so travelers no longer had to go around the swamp using Austin Avenue, which prior to the 1930s was known as (Old) Killingly Road.[4]

See also[]

  • List of lakes in Rhode Island

References[]

  1. ^ Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management <http://www.dem.ri.gov/maps/mapfile/pondbath.pdf>
  2. ^ http://www.slacksreservoir.com/history.html
  3. ^ http://www.slacksreservoir.com/history.html
  4. ^ Jim Ignasher, "Smithfield’s “Powder Mill” Turnpike," February 1, 2015, Originally published in Your Smithfield Magazine, February – 2012 https://smithapplebyhouse.org/smithfields-powder-mill-turnpike/


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