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Mt. Hitchcock Spring, Wales, MA

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Mt. Hitchcock Spring, Wales, MA

Description:

This spring is on the southern boundary of Brimfield State Forest. Cold, crystal clear water from white PVC. Clearly visable from the road. Very secluded, quiet area with miles of hiking nearby.

Nearest Address

Post Office on Monson Rd. in Wales, Ma.

Directions from Nearest Address

From Wales, Ma. Turn onto Monson Road at the Post Office and go 1/2 mile to McBride Rd. Bear right at the fork. Bear right at the next fork, which is Mt. Hitchcock Rd. The spring is 3/4 mile on the right side of the road.

Vital Information

  • Fee: No Fee
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Intermittent
  • TDS: 35
  • Temp: 51 F
  • pH: 6.8

Hours Spring is Open:

Always

GPS:

Unknown

Map Link: Mt. Hitchcock Spring

Submitted by: NewDawn, technoshaman

Category : Massachusetts / USA
  • vizao
    Thank you very much for posting this spring. This is much closer to home then some of the others on here!
  • Technoshaman
    I took water from this spring a few weeks ago. My readings were a TDS of 35..and the Ph was 6.8

    Very good tasting water. I may send a sample for tseting.
  • wilderness
    Where do you typically send samples for testing (that is affordable within reason)?
  • technoshaman
    Update: 10/8/09

    Spring is DRY.

    no water coming out of the white PVC pipe.

    It could be that this is a seasonal or random flowing spring.
  • NewDawn
    Spring is running hard and fast, just like I live ! http://twitpic.com/vr5ww
    46.8 F 6.69 Ph 12 PPM
    ND
  • wilderness
    Thanks for the tip. I had fine spring water for the holidays
  • wilderness
    Is anyone interested in sharing the cost for testing this spring?
    NTL Labs is a great resource that tests everything.
    Here is a sample test report:
    http://ntllabs.com/Watercheck_com/pdf/Waterchec...

    The total cost for this is $177.95. If we could get 4 or 5 users (or more) of the spring to pitch in, it would be great, and we could have a highly confident source of supply.
    What do you think?
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