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Lost Towns of the Quabbin

Forests play a key role in filtering the waters of a reservoir in central Massachusetts that’s home to submerged towns and nesting eagles.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Lost Towns of the Quabbin.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The flooded road photograph was taken by Stuart Pike and courtesy of the Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission. Liang cropped the photo and adjusted the contrast. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published August 11, 2025
Data acquired June 3, 2025

Sources:: Landsat 9 > OLI-2; Photograph