The Quabbin Reservoir is just under 40 square miles and is an interesting and diverse landscape. It is a lake that is relatively narrow and long stretching 18 miles from North to South Massachusetts. The lake is surrounded by forests which are mostly deciduous types and some conifer types. This area is very rich in different species; there are very high populations of things such as rodents, deer or even bears. The water’s edge has smaller plants and shrubs, but is mostly just rocks and sand. This area has less diversity because it is the transition of two patches; there are small animals that live at the water’s edge, including a large population of salamanders. The water has a maximum depth of 151 feet, but an average of 45 feet; this leaves room for a wide range of fish that live there in very high populations. The reservoir also has many islands; the larger islands have similar trees to the mainland, perhaps in less density and the smaller islands are even more sparse. These islands have some animals, but the populations are much smaller and are mostly small animals.
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