Diamond Hill Reservoir

Diamond Hill Reservoir
Pawtucket Upper Reservoir
Diamond Hill Reservoir
Location	Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Coordinates	41.9897°N 71.3985°W / 41.9897; -71.3985
Type	Reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Built	1971
Surface area	160 ha (400 acres)
Water volume	19,340,000 m^3 (683,000,000 cu ft)

Oblique view of Arnold Mills Reservoir (left) and Diamond Hill Reservoir (right) in 1974

Diamond Hill Reservoir (also known as the Pawtucket Upper Reservoir) is a reservoir in Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island near Diamond Hill.

The earthen Diamond Hill Reservoir Dam was constructed in 1971 with a height of 80 feet (24 m), and a length of 2,000 feet (610 m) at its crest.[1] It impounds the Abbott Run waterway for municipal drinking water. Both dam and reservoir are owned and operated by the city of Pawtucket's Water Supply Board.

The reservoir it creates has a normal surface area of 390 acres (160 ha), a maximum capacity of 15,680 acre-feet (19.34 million cubic metres), and a normal storage of 11,000 acre⋅ft (14 million m^3). Immediately adjacent to the south is the Arnold Mills Reservoir.

References

1. "Diamond Hill Reservoir". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

41°59′23″N 71°23′54″W