Buffumville Lake is a , capacity

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lake project located in

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. The lake and surrounding grounds are open to the public for hiking, boating, fishing, and hunting. A 27-hole

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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 {{WorcesterCountyMA-geo-stub