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Waterman Reservoir

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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). It was named after Resolved Waterman, an early eighteenth century Greenville resident and landowner. Prior to the creation of the reservoir, the
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area was swampy, so a dam was constructed to create the reservoir and at the same time a causeway (now part of the
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Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management <
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Waterman Reservoir is located in Rhode Island
Glocester
Providence County, Rhode Island
41°52′45″N 71°34′55″W / 41.87905°N 71.58194°W / 41.87905; -71.58194
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Artificial lake
Putnam Pike
Glocester
Greenville
Providence County, Rhode Island
Putnam Pike
List of lakes in Rhode Island
http://www.dem.ri.gov/maps/mapfile/pondbath.pdf
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