Rattlesnake Gutter

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caption = Rattlesnake Gutter, in Leverett, Massachusetts.
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location = Leverett, Massachusetts, USA
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governing_body = Rattlesnake Gutter Trust

Rattlesnake Gutter is a scenic boulder filled chasm, 3/4 mile long and 1/8 mile wide, located in Leverett, Massachusetts. The origins of the gutter are uncertain, but theories include:

* A subglacial meltwater channel
* A tear at the site of an old geologic fault.
* A spillway for a temporary proglacial lake.

An important ecological habitat, the property is under conservation stewarship. The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes near the gutter.

References

* http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Geology/5Cgeology/Students/Abstracts01/Greenwood.pdf