Water Supply & Demand

MWRA and the Division of Conservation and Recreation keep a daily watch on reservoir levels at Quabbin (412 billion gallon capacity) and Wachusett (65 billion gallons).

Quabbin levels fluctuate with precipitation and watershed runoff while Wachusett levels are kept relatively fixed.

Water System Demand

In January 2025, overall demand on the MWRA system was 177.02 million gallons per day (preliminary)

Water System Demand Archive

Quabbin Reservoir Levels

On February 1, 2025

  • Elevation: 521.60 feet
  • Volume: 349 billion gallons
  • (348,600 billion gallons)
  • Capacity: 84.6 %

Quabbin Reservoir Levels Archive

Wachusett Reservoir Levels

On February 1, 2025

  • Elevation: 388.60 feet
  • Volume: 57 billion gallons
  • (57,385 billion gallons)
  • Capacity: 87.3%

Wachusett Reservoir Levels Archive

Precipitation

January 2025 (monthly total)

  • Quabbin watershed: 0.79 in
  • Wachusett watershed: 1.00 in

Precipitation Levels Archive

Community Water Use

Monthly and year-to-date water use comparisons for MWRA communities

Latest report: January 2025

Community Water Use Archive

MWRA Water Demand vs. Safe Yield 1980-2024

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MWRA Water Demand vs. Safe Yield 1980-2024

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Water System Demand Archive

In 2023, demand on the MWRA water system averaged 190.63 million gallons per day (mgd).

An archive of water system demand data since 1985, when MWRA was created, is below.

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Quabbin Reservoir Levels Archive

Below is an archive of data for Quabbin Reservoir levels since 2005.

Key: ft = feet, mg=million gallons

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Wachusett Reservoir Levels Archive

Below is an archive of data for Wachusett Reservoir levels since 2005.

MWRA and the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation keep a daily watch on reservoir levels at Quabbin (412 billion gallon capacity) and Wachusett (65 billion gallons).

Wachusett levels are kept relatively fixed while Quabbin levels fluctuate with precipitation and watershed runoff.

Key: ft = feet, mg=million gallons

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Precipitation Levels Archive

Below is an archive of precipitation levels at the Quabbin and Wachusett watersheds since 2006.

Monthly total - in inches

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Community Water Use Archive

 Below is an archive of monthly and year-to-date water use comparison reports for MWRA Communities from 2007 to present. 

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