Great Sandy Bottom Pond
Encyclopedia
Great Sandy Bottom Pond is a 109 acre (0.44110774 km²) reservoir in Pembroke, Massachusetts
. The reservoir is located south of Oldham Pond
and Furnace Pond
, and north of Little Sandy Bottom Pond
. The reservoir is a Class A public water supply
for the Abington
/Rockland
Joint Water Works.
Pembroke, Massachusetts
Pembroke is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,927 at the 2000 census.The southwestern section of Pembroke is also known as Bryantville...
. The reservoir is located south of Oldham Pond
Oldham Pond (Massachusetts)
Oldham Pond is a pond in Pembroke and Hanson, Massachusetts. The pond is a tributary to Furnace Pond. There are three islands located in the middle of the pond, the largest of which is named Monument Island. On the Pembroke side of the pond, Oldham Village lies along the eastern shore, and Oldham...
and Furnace Pond
Furnace Pond (Pembroke, Massachusetts)
Furnace Pond is a pond in Pembroke, Massachusetts. The pond is located southeast of Oldham Pond which is connected to Furnace Pond by an inlet, and east of Great Sandy Bottom Pond.The maximum depth is nine feet. The pond is a Class A Public Water Source for the Brockton Water Commission...
, and north of Little Sandy Bottom Pond
Little Sandy Bottom Pond
Little Sandy Bottom Pond is a pond in Pembroke, Massachusetts, in the Bryantville section of town. The pond is a Class A tributary to Great Sandy Bottom Pond, a public water supply for the Abington/Rockland Joint Water Works.-External links:**...
. The reservoir is a Class A public water supply
Water supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...
for the Abington
Abington, Massachusetts
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,605 people, 5,263 households, and 3,747 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,469.1 people per square mile . There were 5,348 housing units at an average density of 538.0 per square mile...
/Rockland
Rockland, Massachusetts
Rockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The 2010 census records its population at 17,489. As of December 31, 2009, there are 11,809 registered voters in the community.-History:...
Joint Water Works.
External links
- Environment Protection Agency
- South Shore Coastal Watersheds - Lake Assessments
- Some photographs of animals such as eagle, heron, turtle, raccoon and egret are available at a website about the pond http://groups.google.com/group/gsbpond
- Here's an overhead of Great Sandy Bottom Pond at http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%22great+sandy+bottom+pond%22+pembroke,+Massachusetts&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.188298,79.101563&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr