Five Mile River (Quaboag River)
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| Origin | Brooks Pond |
| Mouth | Lake Lashaway |
| Length | 3.5 mi (5.63 km) |
| Source elevation | 660 ft (201.17 m) |
| Mouth elevation | 615 ft (187 m) |
| Avg. discharge | 5.5 ft³/sec (0.155 m³/sec) |
| Basin area | 13.8 mi² (37.74 km²) |
The Five Mile River heads at Brooks Pond, 2.5 mi (4.02 km) northeast of North Brookfield, flows approximately south, then mouths at the north end of Lake Lashaway, also in North Brookfield.
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The Five Mile River is a short river that connects Brooks Pond and Lake Lashaway, both in the township of North Brookfield. This river is a tributary to the Quaboag River and is part of the Chicopee River Watershed. A portion of this river forms the boundary of North Brookfield and Oakham, Massachusetts. During the history of the United States, this river has never been exposed to industrialization so its sediment remains free of industrial contaminants. The five Mile River is also fed by the outflow from the Kittredge Dam Reservoir and the Horse Pond Brook Reservoir as well as drainage from the wetlands area extending from Brooks Pond to the north and Lake Lashaway to the south. This watershed is approximately fourteen square miles in addition to the Brooks Pond watershed.
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[edit] References
http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/wri994006/wrir99-4006.pdf
