East Head Reservoir, also known as East Head Pond, is a pond in
Carver and
Plymouth, Massachusetts, within the
Myles Standish State Forest
Myles Standish State Forest is a state forest located in the towns of Plymouth and Carver in southeastern Massachusetts, approximately 45 miles (70 km) south of Boston. It is the largest publicly owned recreation area in this part of Mass ...
, located northeast of the forest headquarters, east of
Barrett Pond, southwest of
New Long Pond and
College Pond, and northwest of
Fearing Pond
Fearing Pond, also erroneously named on some maps as Fearings Pond (pronounced to rhyme with ''bearing''), is a natural kettlehole pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The average depth is ten feet and the maximum depth is . It is located in the sout ...
. The reservoir is the headwaters to the
Wankinco River
The Wankinco River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is a tributary of the Wareham River, which drains ...
.
External links
Environmental Protection Agency
Ponds of Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ponds of Massachusetts
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