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The Nauset Lens

The towns of Eastham and South Wellfleet are served by the Nauset Lens. This lens is 15 square miles with a maximum elevation of 15 feet.

In the off-season, it is estimated that 0.8 million gallons/day are withdrawn from the lens. In the summer season, the estimate of water volume withdrawn rises to 2 million gallons/day.

Source: Cape Cod - A Community Connected By Water (1999)


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