That Dam Cache Traditional Cache
Massquerade: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note.
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That Dam Cache is hidden on an island in the Quinapoxet River between the Massachusetts Central Rail Trail and River Road, not far from the Quinapoxet Dam. It is easily accessible without a boat, but be careful not to get your feet wet.
The Quinapoxet River — known as the "Quinie" by local fishermen — is a popular trout-fishing venue, especially for fly fishing, on account of its boulder strewn runs, multiple deep pools and shaded shoreline. Survey boxes set up by Trout Unlimited show that the river is heavily fished throughout the year, even at times of low water level such as during the winter. It is home to a population of native brook trout and holds large brown and rainbow trout. The Quinapoxet, part of the Nashua River watershed, is 10.6 miles long and flows from its headwaters in Princeton through Rutland and Holden to the reservoir in West Boylston, which supplies 2.5 million people in 43 communities in Central and Eastern Massachusetts with drinking water.
Not far from this Geocache is the Quinapoxet Dam. It impounds 1.1 billion gallons of the river in the Quinapoxet Reservoir and is a drinking supply for Worcester. The city can divert up to 36 percent of the river water. The Quinapoxet Dam is about 1050 ft. long including the spillway and has a maximum height of about 45 ft. Because the dam’s outflow is not adjustable, the reservoir only receives excess water from the river. This inflexibility renders the structure practically useless. Even worse, the dam blocks the spawning migration of landlocked salmon and trout from the Wachusett Reservoir upstream into the Quinapoxet River. There is an existing stone fish ladder beside the dam, but it was built too far away from the river current and is not used by fish. In 2008, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation considered tearing down the dam, but nothing has happened so far.
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Vg'f "xabg" uneq gb svaq.