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Littleville Lake (Massachusetts)

Coordinates: 42°15′52″N 072°52′53″W / 42.26444°N 72.88139°W / 42.26444; -72.88139
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Littleville Lake
Littleville Lake in 2008
Location of Littleville Lake in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Littleville Lake in Massachusetts, USA.
Littleville Lake
Location of Littleville Lake in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Littleville Lake in Massachusetts, USA.
Littleville Lake
LocationChester / Huntington, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°15′52″N 072°52′53″W / 42.26444°N 72.88139°W / 42.26444; -72.88139
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsMiddle Branch of the Westfield River
Primary outflowsMiddle Branch of the Westfield River
Catchment area52 sq mi (130 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation509 ft (155 m)

Littleville Lake is located mostly in the town of Chester in Hampden County and partly in the town of Huntington in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It was created by the US Army Corps of Engineers when the Middle Branch of the Westfield River was dammed to control flooding.

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