Haggetts Pond
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Haggetts Pond is the reservoir
for the town of Andover, Massachusetts
, United States
. It is located in the western part of the town and also lends its name to a road. The Merrimack River
is connected to the pond to add volume to the reservoir.
It is bordered by Route 133
on the south. Not far to the northwest is Interstate 495
; to the northeast is Interstate 93
. Haggetts Pond is located at 42°38′36"N 71°12′18"W.
Electric Motor Boating, and fishing are allowed at Haggetts Pond but swimming is not.
Hiking trails, some converted out of a former railway (the Lowell and Lawrence Railroad
), encircle the pond.
The Pond also gives its name to a road (Haggetts Pond Road) that starts to the west of the pond itself. Haggetts Pond Road transverses Route 133, but the vast majority of its length is on the side north of the pond. (Of the 245 houses on Haggetts Pond Road, 240 of them are on the north side.)
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
for the town of Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located in the western part of the town and also lends its name to a road. The Merrimack River
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport...
is connected to the pond to add volume to the reservoir.
It is bordered by Route 133
Massachusetts Route 133
Route 133 is an east–west Massachusetts state route that runs from Lowell to Gloucester.-Route description:Route 133 begins at the junction of Route 38 and Route 110 in Lowell, where Route 110 begins a concurrency with Route 38 northbound. Route 133 heads east from this point, heading...
on the south. Not far to the northwest is Interstate 495
Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)
Interstate 495 is the designation of an Interstate Highway half-beltway in Massachusetts. It was the longest auxiliary Interstate Highway of its kind—measuring 120.74 miles —until 1996, when the PA Route 9 section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was redesignated as Interstate 476, making it about ...
; to the northeast is Interstate 93
Interstate 93
Interstate 93 is an Interstate Highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95; its northern terminus is near St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at Interstate 91...
. Haggetts Pond is located at 42°38′36"N 71°12′18"W.
Electric Motor Boating, and fishing are allowed at Haggetts Pond but swimming is not.
Hiking trails, some converted out of a former railway (the Lowell and Lawrence Railroad
Lowell and Lawrence Railroad
The Lowell and Lawrence Railroad was a small independent railroad that was chartered in 1846 to build a rail line linking the two giant Merrimack River Valley cities of Lowell, Massachusetts to Lawrence, Massachusetts....
), encircle the pond.
The Pond also gives its name to a road (Haggetts Pond Road) that starts to the west of the pond itself. Haggetts Pond Road transverses Route 133, but the vast majority of its length is on the side north of the pond. (Of the 245 houses on Haggetts Pond Road, 240 of them are on the north side.)