Norton Reservoir

The Norton Reservoir is a lake/reservoir/pond within the towns of Norton and Mansfield, in southeastern Massachusetts. The Rumford River empties out into the reservoir.

Norton Reservoir
Norton Reservoir looking north
Location	Norton and Mansfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°59′00″N 71°11′22″W
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Rumford River
Basin countries	United States

Average depth	3–4 ft (0.91–1.22 m)
Max. depth	10 ft (3.0 m)

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Taunton River Watershed
Tributaries	Assonet River Canoe River Cedar Swamp River Cocasset River Cotley River Forge River Hockomock River Lady Slipper Brook Matfield River Mill River Nemasket River Poor Meadow Brook Quequechan River Rumford River Salisbury Plain River Satucket River Segreganset River Shumatuscacant River Snake River Taunton River Three Mile River Town River Wading River Winnetuxet River
Lakes/Ponds	Assawompset Pond Assonet Bay Great Quittacas Pond Little Quittacas Pond Lake Nippenicket Norton Reservoir Lake Mirimichi Lake Rico Lake Sabbatia Leach Pond Long Pond Pocksha Pond Somerset Reservoir Turnpike Lake Watson Pond Winnecunnet Pond
Miscellaneous	Hockomock Swamp

Canals and reservoirs of Massachusetts

Canals

Reservoirs

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

A 1982 survey showed that white perch were most common. Also found were chain pickerel, largehmouth bass, black crappie, golden shiners, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, bluegill, and bullheads. Tiger muskies and northern pike have also been added.

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