Tully Lake

42°38′40.7″N 72°12′56.4″W / 42.644639°N 72.215667°W / 42.644639; -72.215667Construction began1947Opening date1949Construction cost$1,600,000Operator(s)USACEDam and spillwaysImpoundsTully RiverReservoirCreatesTully LakeTotal capacity6.6 billion US gallons (25,000,000 m³)Surface area1,262 acres (5.11 km²)Normal elevation636 ft (194 m)^[1]

Tully Lake, of Royalston, Massachusetts, is a 1,262-acre (511 ha) reservoir and flood control project constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 1949 for 1.6 million dollars. The project prevents flooding of the greater Connecticut River and Millers River valleys and provides a variety of recreational opportunities, including a campground operated by The Trustees of Reservations. Tully Lake is an important link in the 22-mile (35 km) Tully Trail.

Flood control

As of 2007, the USACE reported that Tully Lake had prevented an estimated $26 million in flood damages. The dam's capacity is 6.69 billion US gallons (25,300,000 m³) of water; it can contain 7.72 inches of rainfall runoff and has a downstream channel capacity of 850 cubic feet per second (24 m³/s). The closest the lake has come to capacity was in 1987, when it rose to 62%.

Recreation

Tully Lake is open to fishing, small boats, hiking, cross country skiing, mountain biking, picnicking, hunting (in season), and swimming.^[2] Motor vehicles are not allowed on the property. The USACE maintains a disc golf course, a mountain bike trail, and a picnic area. The Trustees of Reservations, a non-profit conservation organization, operates a 35 site tent-only camping facility on Tully Lake, open seasonally.^[3]

The 22-mile (35 km) Tully Trail, a recreational trail cooperatively managed by the USACE, TTOR, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the National Park Service, and the Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, runs along the northern shore of Tully Lake. The trail passes by Doane's Falls, Jacobs Hill, and Royalston Falls, and traverses the summit of Tully Mountain.

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CanalsReservoirs

Connecticut River Watershed	Ashley Reservoir Lake Monomonac Lake Wyola Quabbin Reservoir Whiting Street Reservoir
Merrimack River Watershed	Haggetts Pond Lost Lake Wachusett Reservoir
Taunton River Watershed	Little Quittacas Pond Norton Reservoir
Others	Aaron River Reservoir Accord Pond Assawompset Pond Big Pond Blackmore Pond Briggs Reservoir (Manomet) Briggs Reservoir (Plymouth) Chestnut Hill Reservoir East Head Reservoir Fisher Hill Reservoir Fort Meadow Reservoir Fresh Pond Great Quittacas Pond Great Sandy Bottom Pond High Service Water Tower and Reservoir Little South Pond Littleville Lake Miscoe Lake Neponset Reservoir Otis Reservoir Round Pond Silver Lake South Meadow Brook Reservoir Stockbridge Bowl Stony Brook Stump Pond Sudbury Reservoir Sugden Reservoir Tully Lake Walden Pond (Lynn) Weston Reservoir