Editing Franklin, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
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Franklin is located at {{coord|42|5|N|71|24|W|type:city(33,000)_US-MA}} (42.0891, –71.4069).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|27.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|26.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} is water.

Much of the Town of Franklin lies within the [[Charles River]] watershed. Principal streams include Mine, Shepard's, Miller, Uncas, Dix and Miscoe Brooks. Much of the marshland along Mine Brook has been permanently protected by the Natural Valley Storage Project of the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]. The extreme southwestern corner of Franklin is part of the [[Blackstone River]] watershed. The town has an impounded series of lakes known as the Franklin Reservoir, which is not used as a public drinking water supply. The lakes are now protected open space.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Ernest DelCarte (1911–2000) bequeathed the land that would become the conservation area to the Town of Franklin. The DelCarte family assisted in the transfer to Franklin in return for the town's commitment to preserve the land as open space. Worth an estimated $3 million at the time of the transfer of title, the Recreation and Conservation Area received a multi-million-dollar upgrade in 2014. Significant public forests and parks include the Franklin State and the Franklin Town Forests.<ref>[https://02038.com/2008/12/delcarte-franklin-ma/ Ernest DelCarte Recreation and Conservation Area], 02038.com. Accessed November 18, 2022.</ref>

===Climate===
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| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =3.95
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.51
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.73
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.51
| May precipitation inch  =3.58
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.45
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.63
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.86
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.11
| Oct precipitation inch  =4.93
| Nov precipitation inch  =4.08
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.92
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| Jan snow inch  =10.4
| Feb snow inch  =14.9
| Mar snow inch  =10.7
| Apr snow inch  =1.2
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| Jan precipitation days  =10.7
| Feb precipitation days  =9.0
| Mar precipitation days  =10.6
| Apr precipitation days  =11.3
| May precipitation days  =12.3
| Jun precipitation days  =11.3
| Jul precipitation days  =9.9
| Aug precipitation days  =9.3
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| Nov precipitation days  =9.8
| Dec precipitation days  =10.8
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|source = [[NOAA]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Station: FRANKLIN, MA US USC00192997 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00192997&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020 |publisher=[[NCEI|National Centers for Environmental Information]] |pages=1, 2 |format=PDF}}</ref>
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