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Massachusetts state park

Wahconah Falls State Park
Wahconah Falls State Park, June 2017
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Location	Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°29′15″N 73°6′54″W / 42.48750°N 73.11500°W / 42.48750; -73.11500
Area	48 acres (19 ha)
Elevation	1,289 ft (393 m)
Established	Unspecified
Governing body	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Website	Wahconah Falls State Park

Wahconah Falls State Park is a small Massachusetts state park in the town of Dalton managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. The park protects the scenic waterfall for which it is named.

Wahconah Falls are created where Wahconah Falls Brook makes four individual drops, tumbling over an outcrop of the Becket Gneiss formation. The falls have been described as "rather photogenic" depending on time of year.

Visitors can hike, fish, and picnic. Swimming is not allowed, but wading is possible.

References

"2012 Acreage Listing" (PDF). Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
"Wahconah Falls State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
"Wahconah Falls State Park". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
"Wahconah Falls". Waterfalls of the Northeastern United States. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
^ "Wahconah Falls". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
"Wahconah Falls". NewEnglandWaterfalls.com. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

External links

Wahconah Falls State Park Department of Conservation and Recreation

Protected areas of Massachusetts

Federal

National Historical Parks	Adams Blackstone River Valley Boston Lowell Minute Man New Bedford Whaling
National Historic Sites	Boston African American Frederick Law Olmsted John Fitzgerald Kennedy Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters Salem Maritime Saugus Iron Works Springfield Armory
Other National Park Service units	Appalachian National Scenic Trail Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Cape Cod National Seashore
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Wild and Scenic Rivers	Assabet Concord Sudbury Taunton Westfield
Other protected areas	Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve West Hill Dam (USACE)

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