Fresh Pond (Cambridge, Massachusetts) 1750628 214538233 2008-05-24T00:50:18Z Hertz1888 4088632 /* External links */ sp fix {{Infobox lake | lake_name = Fresh Pond | image_lake = | caption_lake = | image_bathymetry = Fresh Pond landscape plan by Olmsted.jpg | caption_bathymetry = General plan for Fresh Pond Park, by the [[Olmsted Brothers]] landscape design firm (1897) | location = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] | coords = {{coor at dm|42|23|N|71|9|W|type:waterbody_region:US-MS}} | type = [[reservoir]] | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = United States | length = | width = | area = 155 acre (627,000 m²) | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = | islands = | cities = }} '''Fresh Pond''' is a [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]] and park in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], {{coor dm|42|23|N|71|9|W|type:landmark}}. Its grounds were designed in 1897 by the renowned [[Olmsted Brothers]] landscape design firm. Prior to its use as a reservoir, Fresh Pond ice had been harvested by Boston's "Ice King", [[Frederic Tudor]], for shipment to tropical areas around the world. Fresh Pond Reservation consists of a 155 acre (627,000 m²) [[kettle hole]] lake, and 162 acres (656,000 m²) of surrounding land, with a 2.25 mile (3.6 km) perimeter road popular with walkers, runners and cyclists, and a 9 hole [[golf]] course [http://www.freshpondgolf.com]. Additionally on the northern outskirts of the Fresh Pond Reservation lies a nursing home called the [[Neville Center]]. In the mid 1800s, the Pond was privately owned and home to a flourishing [[ice]] industry, for ice shipped as far as [[Europe]], [[China]], and [[India]]. In 1852, the Pond became the City's drinking water supply. Nowadays, Fresh Pond is part of the overall Cambridge water system. Its water is fed to the pond via an aqueduct from the Cambridge reservoirs in [[Weston, Massachusetts]], is purified at the Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility adjacent to the Pond, then pumped upwards to Payson Park Reservoir in [[Belmont, Massachusetts|Belmont]]. From there it flows back to Cambridge by gravity, providing drinking water to residents and businesses. Fresh Pond Reservation can be reached via the [[Minuteman Bikeway]] or [[MBTA]] [[72 (MBTA bus)#72|72]], [[74 (MBTA bus)#74|74]], [[75 (MBTA bus)#75|75]], and [[78 (MBTA bus)#78|78]] buses. It is a 15 minute walk from [[Alewife (MBTA station)|Alewife Station]] on the [[Red Line (MBTA)|MBTA Red line]]. == External links == *[http://www.cambridgema.gov/CWD/ City of Cambridge Water department] *[http://www.cambridgema.gov/CWD/wat_fp_geninfo.cfm Fresh Pond reservation information] *[http://www.freshpondgolf.com/ Fresh Pond Golf Course] *[http://www.nevillecenter.org/ Neville Center at Fresh Pond] - (Formerly Neville Manor) [[Category:Cambridge, Massachusetts]] [[Category:Lakes of Massachusetts]] [[Category:Reservoirs in the United States]]