Fort Meadow Reservoir is a 260-acre lake in between the town of

Hudson Hudson may refer to: People * Hudson (given name) * Hudson (surname) * Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back * Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos, Brazilian f ...

and city of

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, United States. At its widest point, the lake measures roughly . From end to end, it measures long.

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, the founder of

Maynard, Massachusetts Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is located 22 miles west of Boston, in the MetroWest and Greater Boston region of Massachusetts and borders Acton, Concord, Stow and Sudbury. The town's populatio ...

, originally operated a saw mill on the channel leading into Fort Meadow Reservoir before the City of Boston acquired his water rights. The Reservoir lies above sea level. The Fort Meadow Reservoir ends at the borders of

and

. The lake consists of a primary and secondary basin, separated by a narrows near the center of the two. The primary basin is split into two sections by a road. Two public beaches are located on the secondary basin.

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lies on the Hudson side while

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lies on the Marlborough side. Motorized boating is allowed, making it a popular local destination for recreation.

References

Reservoirs in Massachusetts Lakes of Middlesex County, Massachusetts {{MiddlesexCountyMA-geo-stub