Buckland · Franklin County
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The Town Around It
Whatever the address, these are Buckland's numbers. Each one opens the full record.
Flood, Town-wide
Flood Map Unavailable
The federal flood map for this town has not been digitised, so flood risk here is unmapped; that is not the same as absent. Ask the town's building department before relying on any flood answer.
4 federal flood-insurance claims have been filed from this town since 2011. Counted by the claim's self-reported city, so this can undercount. History, not a prediction.
Dams in Town
Gardner Falls Diversion Canal/Forebay · Tributary to Deerfield River
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Gardner Falls Main Dam · Deerfield River
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
Hillman Ice Pond Dam · Tributary to Deerfield River
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
New England Power Company Forebay No. 3 · Deerfield River
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
New England Power Company Forebay No. 4 · Deerfield River
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
New England Power Company No. 3 Dam · Deerfield River
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
New England Power Company No. 4 Dam · Deerfield River
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
The Cleanup Registry
Reported releases of oil or hazardous material, from the state's public registry. Being listed means a release was reported, not that it remains: the status letters run from active cleanup to closed. An empty list is a registry fact, not a clean bill of environmental health.
No sites listed for this town.
2 of the town's closed cleanups carry a recorded land-use restriction: the deed limits what the property may be used for. Each links to its state file above; ask for the restriction's text before buying one.
Water at the Address
No community water system is registered here; addresses are on private wells. Sewer treatment exists (BUCKLAND SEWER); beyond its lines, septic. Bedrock well yield in town rates "average specific yield".
The Busiest Roads
- MOHAWK TRAIL (Route-2)6,605 vehicles/day (2024 count)
- ASHFIELD ROAD (Route-112)5,689 vehicles/day (2020 count)
- CONNECTOR ROAD (Route-112)5,298 vehicles/day (2023 count)
- LOWER STREET (Route-112)4,428 vehicles/day (2024 count)
- ASHFIELD MOUNTAIN ROAD (Route-112)2,620 vehicles/day (2024 count)
The state counts major roads on a rotating schedule; each figure carries its own count year, and a quiet lane's absence from this list is not zero cars.
Zoning & Old Houses
No machine-readable zoning reference is on record for this town; the town clerk has the bylaw. 207 properties in town appear in the state's historic inventory; listed buildings can carry review requirements on exterior work.
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Sources
- FEMA flood layer via MassGIS; FEMA flood-insurance claims. Checked 2026-08-05.
- Office of Dam Safety inventory; federal inventory for federally regulated dams. Checked 2026-08-05.
- MassDEP release and land-use-restriction registries (Chapter 21E). Checked 2026-08-05.
- MassDEP service registries; federal drinking-water system inventory; USGS well mapping. Checked 2026-08-05.
- MassDOT traffic count programme. Figures through the 2024 count.
- Town zoning references; Massachusetts historic inventory. Checked 2026-08-05.
"Figures through" is the period the publisher's data describes; "checked" is only when we last asked. The full sourcing: sources and method.