The
Wachusett Reservoir is the second largest body of water in the
state of
Massachusetts. It is located in central Massachusetts, northeast of
Worcester. It is part of the water supply system for metropolitan
Boston maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (
MWRA). It has an aggregate capacity of and an area of almost 7 square miles (18.2 km²). Water from the Wachusett flows to the covered Norumbega Storage Facility via the
Cosgrove Tunnel and the
MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel. The reservoir has a maximum depth of 120 feet (36.5 m) and a mean depth of 48 feet (14.6 m).