Buffumville Lake is a , capacity
flood control
Flood control methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters."Flood Control", MSN Encarta, 2008 (see below: Further reading). Flood relief methods are used to reduce the effects of flood waters or high water level ...
lake project located in
Charlton, Massachusetts
Charlton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,315 at the 2020 census.
History
Charlton was first settled in 1735. It was established as a District separated from Oxford on January 10, 1755, and b ...
. The lake and surrounding grounds are open to the public for hiking, boating, fishing, and hunting. A 27-hole
frisbee golf
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course is located next to the lake. Buffumville Lake is managed as a unit with the nearby
Hodges Village Dam flood control project.
The
Midstate Trail is accessible from the north end of the lake.
References
Buffumville Lake information, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District
Lakes of Worcester County, Massachusetts
Reservoirs in Massachusetts
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