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| Lake Quannapowitt |
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Reedy Meadows, a distinctive 540-acre freshwater marshland, along with Lake Quannapowitt form the headwaters of the Saugus River.
Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield is the largest lake (at 254 acres) of the 85 lakes and ponds in the watershed.
In 1999, the Town of Wakefield & Friends of Lake Quannapowitt -- Lakes and Ponds grant -- Summary of Project: The project at Lake Quannapowitt is to continue the watershed awareness program with an outdoor classroom for all children that graduate the public school system. Also included is the update of the existing lake and watershed management plan to include issues that have occurred in the last five years. Grant Award: $4,400
In 2000, Worked with DEP’s Bureau of Waste Site Control, William X Wall Experiment Station and the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt in the collection of sediment samples from the lake to supplement a Phase I Initial Site Investigation, Tier Classification and Imminent Hazard Evaluation of a former coal gasification plant.
The Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ)website is at http://www.wakefield.org/folq/folq.htm
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