Briggs Reservoir (Manomet, Massachusetts)
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Briggs Reservoir is a 28 acres (113,312.1 m²) reservoir in Plymouth, Massachusetts located in the Manomet
section of town south of Shallow Pond
, southwest of Manomet Beach, northwest of Vallerville
and northeast of Morey Hole
. Indian Brook flows through the reservoir. There are two unnamed islands in the reservoir. The water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants and non-native fish in the reservoir.
There is another Briggs Reservoir
located within Plymouth's boundaries in Billington Sea
village.
Manomet, Massachusetts
Manomet is a seaside village of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It is named for the Manomet Native American sub-group of the Wampanoag whose settlement was located atop the dominant hill in the region when European settlers arrived in Plymouth in 1620. Manomet has a Post Office in the...
section of town south of Shallow Pond
Shallow Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Shallow Pond is an pond in the Manomet section of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pond is located south of Fresh Pond, north of Briggs Reservoir, southwest of Cedar Bushes and west of Manomet Beach...
, southwest of Manomet Beach, northwest of Vallerville
Vallerville, Massachusetts
Vallerville, also called Vallersville, is a village in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the smallest village in the town. It is located south of the village of Manomet and north of the village of Ellisville. The neighborhoods of Ocean Aire Beach, Surfside Beach and Bayside Beach are located...
and northeast of Morey Hole
Morey Hole
Morey Hole , is a pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts, west of Vallerville and Ship Pond, and southwest of Briggs Reservoir. Camp Child, a former summer camp run by the Old Colony Council of the Boy Scouts of America from 1925 through 1995, surrounds the pond.-External links:**...
. Indian Brook flows through the reservoir. There are two unnamed islands in the reservoir. The water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants and non-native fish in the reservoir.
There is another Briggs Reservoir
Briggs Reservoir (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Briggs Reservoir is a reservoir in Plymouth, Massachusetts located in Billington Sea village south of that pond. The reservoir suffers from shoreline erosion and the water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants in the reservoir....
located within Plymouth's boundaries in Billington Sea
Billington Sea
Billington Sea is a warm water pond located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Morton Park lies on the pond's northern shore. The pond is fed by groundwater and cranberry bog outlets. The average depth is seven feet and the maximum depth is . The pond provides the headwaters to Town Brook...
village.