Stump Pond (Pembroke, Massachusetts)
Encyclopedia
Stump Pond, also known as Reservoir, is a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) reservoir
in Pembroke, Massachusetts
in the East Pembroke section of the town, east of the northern end of the Routes 14 and 53
concurrency, west of Keene Pond
and southwest of Arnold School Pond
. The reservoir is the headwaters to Pudding Brook. The water quality is impaired due to flow alterations whose source is unknown.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
in Pembroke, Massachusetts
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...
in the East Pembroke section of the town, east of the northern end of the Routes 14 and 53
Massachusetts Route 53
-History:Route 53 follows the former routing of the Kingston to Quincy section of Route 3 which was moved onto the Southeast Expressway and Pilgrim's Highway expressway when they were fully completed in 1963...
concurrency, west of Keene Pond
Keene Pond
Keene Pond is a pond in Duxbury, Massachusetts in the Ashdod section of the town. The pond is located east of Stump Pond. Keene Brook, a tributary of the South River, flows through the pond. Camp Wing, a summer camp for children age 7–16 run by Crossroads for Kids, Inc., is located on the eastern...
and southwest of Arnold School Pond
Arnold School Pond
Arnold School Pond is a pond in Pembroke, Massachusetts in the East Pembroke section of the town. The pond is located northeast of Stump Pond, behind the Arnold Elementary School. The outflow is an unnamed stream that leads to Pudding Brook....
. The reservoir is the headwaters to Pudding Brook. The water quality is impaired due to flow alterations whose source is unknown.