Gulf of Maine

Gulf of Maine

The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America.It is delineated by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and Cape Sable at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast. It includes the entire coastlines of the U.S...

 north of Cape Ann

Cape Ann

Cape Ann is a rocky cape in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. The cape is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Boston and forms the northern edge of Massachusetts Bay. Cape Ann includes the city of Gloucester, and the towns of Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and...

• Blackwater River
  • Little River

• Merrimack River
  Merrimack River
  The Merrimack River is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport...
  
  
  • Back River (Merrimack River)
  • Powwow River
    Powwow River
    The Powwow River is a river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, part of the Gulf of Maine watershed.-River course:...
    
    
    • Back River (Lake Attitash)
    • Back River (Powwow River)
      Back River (Powwow River)
      The Back River is a river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Powwow River, part of the Merrimack River watershed. Approximately of the river are in New Hampshire, with the remaining in Massachusetts....
      
      
  • Artichoke River
  • Indian River
  • East Meadow River
  • Little River
    Little River (Merrimack River)
    The Little River is a river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, part of the Gulf of Maine watershed....
    
    
  • Cochichewick River
    Cochichewick River
    The Cochichewick River, also known as Cochichewick Brook, is a stream in North Andover, Massachusetts, that drains water from Lake Cochichewick into the Merrimack River.- Early history :...
    
    
  • Shawsheen River
    Shawsheen River
    The Shawsheen River is a tributary of the Merrimack River in northeast Massachusetts. The name has had various spellings. According to Bailey's history of Andover, the spelling Shawshin was the most common in the old records, although Shawshine, Shashin, Shashine, Shashene, Shawshene, and later,...
    
    
  • Spicket River
    Spicket River
    The Spicket River is a river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, part of the Gulf of Maine watershed. It is sometimes spelled "Spickett"....
    
    
  • Concord River
    Concord River
    The Concord River is a tributary of the Merrimack River in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. The river drains a small rural and suburban region northwest of Boston. One of the most famous small rivers in U.S...
    
    
    • Assabet River
      Assabet River
      The Assabet River is a small river about west of Boston, Massachusetts. The river is long. The , headquartered in West Concord, Massachusetts, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, protection, and enhancement of the natural and recreational features of the Assabet River and...
      
      
    • Sudbury River
      Sudbury River
      The Sudbury River is a tributary of the Concord River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States.Originating in the Cedar Swamp in Westborough, Massachusetts, near the boundary with Hopkinton, it meanders generally northeast to its confluence with the Assabet River at Egg Rock in...
      
      
  • Beaver Brook
    Beaver Brook (Merrimack River)
    Beaver Brook is a river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, part of the Gulf of Maine watershed....
    
    
  • Salmon Brook
    Salmon Brook (Merrimack River)
    Salmon Brook is one of the 6 major tributaries of the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its watershed is and is one of the 14 subwatersheds of the Merrimack River. It passes through Groton, Dunstable, and Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, and then through Nashua, New...
    
    
  • Nashua River
    Nashua River
    The Nashua River, long, is a tributary of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the United States. It is formed in eastern Worcester County, Massachusetts, by junction of its north and south branches near Lancaster, and flows generally north-northeast past Groton to join the...
    
    
    • Nissitissit River
      Nissitissit River
      The Nissitissit River is a river located in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Nashua River, itself a tributary of the Merrimack River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine. This river is part of the Nashua River Watershed.The Nissitissit...
      
      
    • Squannacook River
      Squannacook River
      The Squannacook River is a river in northern Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Nashua River and part of the Merrimack River watershed flowing to the Atlantic Ocean....
      
      
    • Still River
    • North Nashua River
      • Whitman River
    • Quinapoxet River
      Quinapoxet River
      The Quinapoxet River is part of the Nashua River watershed in northern Massachusetts in the United States. It is part of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority water system supplying drinking water to the greater Boston area....
      
      
    • Stillwater River
      Stillwater River (Nashua River)
      The Stillwater River is part of the Nashua River watershed. This river is part of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority system that supplies drinking water to the greater Boston area....
      
      
  • Souhegan River (NH)
    • South Branch Souhegan River
      South Branch Souhegan River
      The South Branch of the Souhegan River is a river located in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Souhegan River, which flows to the Merrimack River and ultimately to the Gulf of Maine....
      
      
• Parker River
  Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
  Parker River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1942 primarily to provide feeding, resting, and nesting habitats for migratory birds. Located along the Atlantic Flyway, the refuge is of vital stopover significance to waterfowl, shorebirds, and songbirds during migratory periods.The refuge...
  
  
  • Little River
  • Mill River
• Rowley River
  Rowley River
  The Rowley River is a small river between Ipswich and Rowley, Massachusetts.The river lies within in the estuary of Plum Island Sound, and is formed by the confluence of the Egypt River and Muddy Run in Ipswich, with numerous tributaries in the estuary...
  
  
  • Roger Island River
    Roger Island River
    The Roger Island River is a small tidal estuary between Ipswich and Rowley, Massachusetts. It is a southern branch of the larger Rowley River passing around Roger Island....
    
    
  • Egypt River
    Egypt River
    The Egypt River is a stream in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States.The river is formed by the confluence of Bull and Dow brooks below their reservoirs, and in turn joins the Muddy River and then the Rowley River, which empties into the Plum Island Sound...
    
    
• Eagle Hill River
  Eagle Hill River
  The Eagle Hill River is a small river in Ipswich, Massachusetts.The river arises within salt marshes just north of Ipswich, and empties into the Plum Island Sound. Broad and shallow, its total length is approximately 2 miles.See also: Bagwell Island....
  
  
• Ipswich River
  Ipswich River
  Ipswich River is a small river in northeastern Massachusetts, USA. It is long, and its watershed is approximately , with an estimated population in the area of 160,000 people. - Geography :...
  
  
  • Miles River
  • Martins Brook
    • Skug River
      Skug River
      The Skug River, said to be a misspelling of Skunk River, is a river in North Andover, Andover, and North Reading, Massachusetts that constitutes part of the Ipswich River watershed....
      
      
• Castle Neck River
• Essex River
  • Farm Creek
  • Walker Creek
• Annisquam River
  Annisquam River
  The Annisquam River is a tidal, salt-water estuary in Annisquam and Gloucester, Massachusetts, connecting Annisquam Harbor on the north to Gloucester Harbor on the south. The segment between Gloucester Harbor and the Boston and Maine railroad bridge is also known as the Blynman Canal.The estuary is...
  
  
  • Jones River
  • Little River
  • Mill River

Massachusetts Bay

Massachusetts Bay

The Massachusetts Bay, also called Mass Bay, is one of the largest bays of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the distinctive shape of the coastline of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Its waters extend 65 miles into the Atlantic Ocean. Massachusetts Bay includes the Boston Harbor, Dorchester Bay,...

• Danvers River
  • North River
  • Bass River
• Forest River
• Saugus River
  Saugus River
  The Saugus River is a river in Massachusetts.The river is long, drains a watershed of approximately , and passes through Wakefield, Lynnfield, Saugus, and Lynn as it meanders east and south from its source in Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield to its mouth at Boston Broad Sound...
  
  
  • Pines River
  • Mill River
• Mystic River
  Mystic River
  The Mystic River is a river in Massachusetts, in the United States. Its name derives from the Wampanoag word "muhs-uhtuq", which translates to "big river." In an Algonquian language, "Missi-Tuk" means "a great river whose waters are driven by waves", alluding to the natural tidal nature of the...
  
  
  • Chelsea Creek
    Chelsea Creek
    Chelsea Creek, shown on federal maps as the Chelsea River, is a waterway that runs along the shore of Chelsea, Massachusetts and separates that community from the cities of Boston and Revere as well as feeding part of the current Belle Isle Marsh Reservation that separates Boston from Revere...
    
    
  • Island End River
  • Malden River
    Malden River
    The Malden River is a river in Malden, Massachusetts. It is roughly wide at its widest point and is very narrow at its smallest point. Its banks are largely occupied by industrial business, and the river is scarcely used or even mentioned. Its water quality is worse than most local waters,...
    
    
  • Alewife Brook
    • Little River
  • Aberjona River
    Aberjona River
    The Aberjona River is a , heavily urbanized river in the northwestern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts.The river arises in Reading, flows roughly south through Woburn and Winchester, and empties into the Mystic Lakes...
    
    

• Charles River
  Charles River
  The Charles River is an long river that flows in an overall northeasterly direction in eastern Massachusetts, USA. From its source in Hopkinton, the river travels through 22 cities and towns until reaching the Atlantic Ocean at Boston...
  
  
  • Muddy River
  • Stop River
    Stop River
    The Stop River is a low and marshy stream in Medfield, Massachusetts, and partly forming the border between Norfolk and Walpole. The river rises near Highland Lake in Walpole, flows northwards to join the Charles River in Medfield, and ultimately drains into Boston Harbor.The Medfield...
    
    
  • Mill River
  • West Branch Charles River
• Neponset River
  Neponset River
  The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. The headwaters of the Neponset are at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, near the Gillette Stadium...
  
  
  • East Branch Neponset River
• Weymouth Fore River
  Weymouth Fore River
  Weymouth Fore River is a small bay or estuary in eastern Massachusetts and is part of the Massachusetts Bay watershed.The headwater of Weymouth Fore River is formed by the confluence of the Monatiquot River and Smelt Brook in the Weymouth Landing area of Braintree...
  
  
  • Monatiquot River
    Monatiquot River
    The Monatiquot River is a river in Braintree, Massachusetts, formed by the confluence of the Farm River and Cochato River in the Braintree Municipal Golf Course, flowing in swampy meanders to the northeast, and emptying into the tidal Weymouth Fore River estuary. Its drainage area is .The river...
    
    
    • Cochato River
      Cochato River
      The Cochato River is a stream rising from Avon, Massachusetts and running several miles north to its confluence with the Monatiquot River in Braintree. It is part of the Weymouth Fore River watershed and empties into Boston Harbor....
      
      
    • Farm River
      • Blue Hill River
• Weymouth Back River
  Weymouth Back River
  The Weymouth Back River, sometimes called Back River, is a short, primarily tidal river in Hingham and Weymouth, Massachusetts, about south of Boston...
  
  
  • Fresh River
  • Mill River
    • Old Swamp River
• Weir River
  Weir River (Massachusetts)
  Weir River is a short stream and estuary that empties into Hingham Bay, part of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts, United States. The name is attributed to the location of a fishing weir in the stream...
  
  
  • Crooked Meadow River
    • Plymouth River
• Bound Brook (In 1640 Bound Brook formed the border between the Massachusetts Bay
  Massachusetts Bay Colony
  The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England, including portions...
  
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  Plymouth Colony
  Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 to 1691. The first settlement of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth, a location previously surveyed and named by Captain John Smith. The settlement, which served as the capital of the colony, is today the modern town...
  
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  • Aaron River
• North River
  North River (Massachusetts Bay)
  The North River is a river, approximately long, in eastern Massachusetts, the United States. It is primarily a tidal river, formed by the confluence of the Indian Head River and Herring Brook. The North River forms the boundary between the towns of Norwell and Pembroke, Massachusetts, and...
  
  
  • East Branch North River
  • Indian Head River
    Indian Head River
    The Indian Head River is located on the Hanover, Pembroke border in Massachusetts, United States, and covers about . The river, long, is a tributary of the North River, which flows into Massachusetts Bay...
    
    
    • Drinkwater River
  • West Branch North River
• South River

Cape Cod Bay

Cape Cod Bay

Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Measuring below a line drawn from Brant Rock in Marshfield to Race Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts, it is enclosed by Cape Cod to the south and east, and Plymouth County, Massachusetts, to the west....

• Green Harbor River
• Back River
  • Pine Point River
  • Great Wood Island River
  • Little Wood Island River
  • Duck Hill River
    • Bourne Wharf River
• Bluefish River
• Jones River
  Jones River
  The Jones River is a river running through Kingston, Massachusetts. The river drains about , has its source in Silver Lake and drains into Kingston Bay. Land surrounding the river is 52% forested, of which 22% has been developed for residential use...
  
  
• Town Brook
  Town Brook (Massachusetts)
  Town Brook is a stream in Plymouth, Massachusetts that provided drinking water to the Pilgrims who made their homes adjacent to the brook on Leyden Street in Plymouth. Town Brook's headwaters are the Billington Sea, a freshwater pond. The brook passes through numerous small ponds, including Deep...
  
  
• Eel River
  Eel River (Massachusetts)
  The Eel River is a river mostly in the village of Chiltonville in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Its headwaters are springs and small ponds above Russell Millpond. Its watershed encompasses approximately...
  
  
• Boat Meadow River
• Pamet River
  Pamet River
  The Pamet River is a river in Truro, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It is named for the Paomet tribe.The river is primarily salt marsh, flows west nearly all the way across Cape Cod from its eastern beaches, and empties into Cape Cod Bay. It lies a few miles south of the Little Pamet River.The upper...
  
  
• Little Pamet River
  Little Pamet River
  The Little Pamet River is a river in Truro, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.The river arises in wetlands, flows west for about one mile, and drains into Cape Cod Bay. The nearby Pamet River lies a few miles to the south....
  
  
• Herring River (5 streams, all on Cape Cod
  Cape Cod
  Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
  
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Nantucket Sound

Nantucket Sound

Nantucket Sound is a roughly triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is long and wide, and is enclosed by Cape Cod on the north, Nantucket on the south, and Martha's Vineyard on the west. Between Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard it is connected to the...

• Mitchell River
  Mitchell River (Massachusetts)
  The Mitchell River is a river in Chatham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It is an estuary connecting Mill Pond to Stage Harbor....
  
  
• Oyster Pond River
  Oyster Pond River
  Oyster Pond River, also called Oyster Creek, is a river in Chatham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.The river is an estuary connecting Oyster Pond with Stage Harbor, averaging in depth and bordered with salt marshes. Both river and pond provide excellent anchorage. According to an assessment for the...
  
  
• Andrews River
• Red River
• Swan Pond River
• Bass River
• Parkers River
• Centerville River
  • Bumps River
    Bumps River
    The Bumps River is a small river in Centerville, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Centerville River....
    
    
• Marstons Mill River
• Little River
• Santuit River
  Santuit River
  The Santuit River, also known as the Cotuit River, is a river on the border between Mashpee and Cotuit, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.The river flows southwards from the southern end of Santuit Pond into Popponesset Bay on the south shore of Cape Cod.The river was a vigorous herring/alewife run and...
  
  
• Mashpee River
  Mashpee River
  The Mashpee River is a tidal river on Cape Cod in Mashpee, Massachusetts.The river arises in Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds, flows south a short distance, and drains into Pirate's Cove on Popponesset Bay on the Nantucket Sound...
  
  
• Quashnet River
  Quashnet River
  The Quashnet River, also known as Quoshnet River or Moonakis River, is a estuary in Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Its area is about ....
  
  
• Childs River
  Childs River
  The Childs River, also known as Child's River, is a river near Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Its drainage area is about . It has been heavily impacted by the development of cranberry bogs in its upper reaches....
  
  
  • Seapit River
• Coonamesset River
  Coonamesset River
  The Coonamesset River is a river in Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The river has its headwaters in Coonamessett Pond, flows generally south to Great Pond estuary, and empties into the Vineyard Sound just east of Falmouth Heights...
  
  

Buzzards Bay

Buzzards Bay

Buzzards Bay is a bay along the southern edge of Massachusetts in the United States. The name may also refer to:*Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, a village in Bourne, Massachusetts*Buzzards Bay , the name of the horse that won the 2005 Santa Anita Derby...

• Wild Harbor River
• Pocasset River
• Back River
  Back River (Buzzards Bay)
  The Back River is a small tidal estuary in Bourne, Massachusetts on the eastern shore of Buzzards Bay. It lies just south of the Cape Cod Canal near the village of Monument Beach. It is separated from Buzzards Bay by Phinneys Harbor...
  
  
• Wareham River
  • Crooked River
    Crooked River (Massachusetts)
    The Crooked River is a small tributary of the Wareham River located entirely within the town of Wareham, Massachusetts . Its source is found in salt marshes and cranberry bogs east of Indian Neck Road, and its mouth empties into the Wareham River opposite Swifts Neck...
    
    
  • Broad Marsh River
  • Agawam River
    Agawam River
    The Agawam River is a stream in southeastern Massachusetts, USA, that is part of the Wareham River estuary watershed. The Agawam River is named in honor of the peaceful Native Americans that helped the Massachusetts Bay Colony establish its first Connecticut River Valley settlement at Springfield,...
    
    
  • Wankinco River
    Wankinco River
    The Wankinco River is a river in eastern Massachusetts and a tributary of the Wareham River, which drains into Buzzards Bay.Although now spelled Wankinco, it was previously written as Wankinquoah, which may have been derived from Wonqun, meaning "crooked".The Wankinco River originates at East Head...
    
    
• Weweantic River
  Weweantic River
  The Weweantic River is a river in southeastern Massachusetts. Its name means "crooked" or "wandering stream" in the Wampanoag language.The river arises in wetlands in Carver, meanders generally south through swampy birch and maple forests in Middleborough and Rochester, and drains into a Buzzards...
  
  
  • Sippican River
    Sippican River
    The Sippican River is a short river in Massachusetts, United States.The Sippican River is long, arising from east and west branches in the towns of Mattapoisett, Marion , and Rochester, Massachusetts...
    
    
    • East Branch Sippican River
    • West Branch Sippican River
• Mattapoisett River
  Mattapoisett River
  The Mattapoisett River is an river in southeastern Massachusetts, in the United States.The river begins at Snipatuit Pond in Rochester and flows generally southwards through Mattapoisett to empty into Mattapoisett Harbor, an arm of Buzzards Bay...
  
  
• Nasketucket River
  Nasketucket River
  The Nasketucket River is a small river arising in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and emptying about 3 miles downstream into Little Bay, a branch of Nasketucket Bay on Buzzards Bay....
  
  
• Acushnet River
  Acushnet River
  The Acushnet River is the largest river, long, flowing into Buzzards Bay in southeastern Massachusetts, in the United States. The name "Acushnet" comes from the Wampanoag or Algonquian word, "Cushnea", meaning "as far as the waters", a word that was used by the original owners of the land in...
  
  
  • Keene River
• Little River
• Slocums River
  Slocums River
  Slocums River is a tidal river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States...
  
  
  • Paskamanset River
    Paskamanset River
    The Paskamanset River, also known as the Paskamansett River, is a river in New Bedford and Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The Paskamanset and Slocums River really form just a single river, but the freshwater portion kept its earlier Indian name, while the salt-water portion is named for its English...
    
    
• Westport River
  Westport River
  The Westport River lies between Narragansett Bay and Buzzards Bay in Westport, Massachusetts.-Description:The Westport River has two branches. The smaller West Branch is approximately long, rising from a confluence of brooks near the village of Adamsville, Rhode Island...
  
  
  • East Branch Westport River
    • Shingle Island River
      • Copicut River
        Copicut River
        The Copicut River, or Copecut River, is a stream in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.The river flows south from Copicut Reservoir , in Dartmouth and Fall River, to Cornell Pond near Hixville in Dartmouth...
        
        
  • West Branch Westport River

Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Covering 147 mi2 , the Bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor, and includes a small archipelago...

• Taunton River
  Taunton River
  The Taunton River , is a river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It arises from the confluence of the Town River and Matfield River, in the town of Bridgewater...
  
  
  • Quequechan River
    Quequechan River
    The Quequechan River , is a river in Fall River, Massachusetts that flows in a northwesterly direction from the South Watuppa Pond to the Taunton River. The word Quequechan means "falling water" in Wampanoag, hence the city's name....
    
    
  • Assonet River
    Assonet River
    The Assonet River is located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It flows in a westerly direction through Freetown and joins the Taunton River near Assonet Neck in Berkley, Massachusetts. -Description:...
    
    
    • Cedar Swamp River
      Cedar Swamp River
      The Cedar Swamp River is a small river in Lakeville, Massachusetts that flows in a northwesterly direction through the western part of the town to where it forms the Assonet River near the Freetown line, just south of the village of Myricks...
      
      
  • Segreganset River
    Segreganset River
    The Segreganset River is a small river in Bristol County, Massachusetts that flows in a southeasterly direction through Taunton and Dighton into the Taunton River. Named tributaries include the Maple Swamp, Poppasquash Swamp, Sunken Brook and Cedar Swamp....
    
    
  • Three Mile River
    Three Mile River
    The Three Mile River or Threemile River is a river in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is formed by the junction of the Rumford and Wading rivers in the town of Norton...
    
    
    • Rumford River
      Rumford River
      The Rumford River is a small river in southeastern Massachusetts, United States, that is a tributary of the Threemile River in the Taunton River watershed. The Rumford River, long, begins within the town of Foxborough and flows south through Mansfield to the Norton Reservoir, within the town of...
      
      
    • Wading River
      Wading River (Massachusetts)
      The Wading River is a river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It rises from Lake Miramichi in the town of Foxborough and flows southeast through Mansfield into the town of Norton, where it turns east, flows through Barrowsville Pond, and continues to its confluence with the...
      
      
  • Mill River
    • Snake River
      Snake River (Massachusetts)
      The Snake River is a small river in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It flows fromWinnecunnet Pond to Lake Sabbatia in the northern part of Taunton, Massachusetts....
      
      
      • Canoe River
        Canoe River
        The Canoe River is a river in southeastern Massachusetts. It is long and part of the Taunton River watershed.The Canoe River arises from headwaters near Lake Massapoag in Sharon, and meanders generally southwards through the towns of Sharon, Foxborough, Mansfield, and Easton to empty into...
        
        
  • Forge River
    Forge River
    The Forge River is a river in the town of Raynham in southeastern Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Taunton River. It rises from Gushee Pond near Interstate 495 and flows northwest through Titicut Swamp, then turns southwest for the rest of its course...
    
    
  • Cotley River
    Cotley River
    The Cotley River is a small river in Taunton and Berkley, Massachusetts that is a tributary of the Taunton River. It flows approximately 5.8 miles in a northwesterly direction from the southeast part of Taunton near Seekell Street to Barstows Pond near the village of East Taunton where it joins...
    
    
  • Nemasket River
    Nemasket River
    The Nemasket or Namasket River is a small river in southeastern Massachusetts. It flows north from Assawompset Pond in Lakeville and through Middleborough where it empties into the Taunton River....
    
    
  • Winnetuxet River
    Winnetuxet River
    The Winnetuxet River is a river in southeastern Massachusetts. It flows west from an unnamed pond near Cole Mill in Carver, through Plympton and Halifax, to the Taunton River.-External links:*...
    
    
  • Matfield River
    Matfield River
    The Matfield River is a river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It flows south through the town of East Bridgewater to a confluence with the Town River, forming the Taunton River. The Matfield River, where it flows through the historic village of Elmwood and flows under Route 18, is commonly...
    
    
    • Satucket River
      Satucket River
      The Satucket River is river in southeastern Massachusetts within the Taunton River Watershed. It flows generally west from Robbins Pond in East Bridgewater, and into the Matfield River.-References:...
      
      
      • Poor Meadow Brook
        Poor Meadow Brook
        Poor Meadow Brook is a stream within the Taunton River Watershed in southeastern Massachusetts. The stream runs from a wetland near County Street in Hanson to the confluence with the Satucket River in East Bridgewater....
        
        
        • Shumatuscacant River
          Shumatuscacant River
          The Shumatuscacant River is an river running through Abington and Whitman, Massachusetts. It forms part of the Taunton River Watershed.The river arises in a wetland just west of Vineyard Road, Abington, and flows to Poor Meadow Brook in Hanson, which then flows southwest to Robbins Pond...
          
          
          • Stream River
    • Salisbury Plain River
      Salisbury Plain River
      The Salisbury Plain River is a river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts that flows from the city of Brockton into the towns of West Bridgewater and East Bridgewater where it joins the Matfield River, a major tributary of the Taunton River....
      
      
  • Town River
    Town River
    The Town River is a river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It flows from the northeast end of Lake Nippenicket in the town of Bridgewater, flowing easterly through West Bridgewater, then south back into Bridgewater where it joins with the Matfield River to form the Taunton...
    
    
    • Hockomock River
      Hockomock River
      The Hockomock River is a stream in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Town River.Hockomock is said to mean "Place where Spirits Dwell" in the Wampanoag language. The river arises in the Hockomock Swamp, and flows south to its confluence with the Town River which eventually...
      
      
• Lees River
  Lees River
  The Lees River or Lee's River, shown on federal maps as the Lee River, is a tidal river that forms part of the boundary between Swansea and Somerset, Massachusetts. It flows south to drain into Mount Hope Bay....
  
  
• Cole River
  Cole River
  The Cole River is located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It flows from its headwaters in Dighton, Massachusetts through the towns of Rehoboth and Swansea into Mount Hope Bay, an arm of Narragansett Bay. The Cole River becomes tidal after crossing under the G.A.R. Highway The Cole River is...
  
  
• Kickamuit River
  Kickamuit River
  The Kickamuit River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island flowing approximately .-History:The river's name descends from a Narragansett dialect and has numerous spellings...
  
  
• Warren River (RI)
  • Barrington River (RI)
    • Runnins River
      Runnins River
      The Runnins River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 14 km .-Course:The river begins in Seekonk, Massachusetts in the swamps east of Prospect Street, near Walker Street...
      
      
  • Palmer River
    Palmer River (Massachusetts-Rhode Island)
    The Palmer River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 17 km .-Course:The river has two separate branches which converge near the intersection of Danforth Street and Winthrop Street The Palmer River is a river in the U.S. states of...
    
    
    • East Branch Palmer River
    • West Branch Palmer River

• Seekonk River (RI)
  • Ten Mile River
    Ten Mile River
    The Ten Mile River is a river within the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately and drains a watershed of .The North Attleborough National Fish Hatchery is located in its upper reaches, and the river offers stocked trout fishing in the spring.The Ten Mile River was...
    
    
    • Wilde River
      Wilde River
      Wilde Brook is a stream in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It begins at Bitersweet Pond in Seekonk and flows 5.2 miles to it's confluence with the Ten Mile River in Pawtucket.-West Branch:...
      
      
    • Sevenmile River
    • Bungay River
      Bungay River
      The Bungay River is a short river in southeastern Massachusetts that is a tributary of the Ten Mile River.The Bungay River begins in Witch Pond in Foxborough, Massachusetts at an altitude of about above sea level. It flows south through Greenwood Lake and through North Attleboro and Attleboro. It...
      
      
  • Blackstone River
    Blackstone River
    The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 48 mi and drains a watershed of approximately 540 sq. mi...
    
    
    • Abbott Run
      Abbott Run
      Abbott Run is a de facto river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 16 km .-Course:...
      
      
    • Peters River
      Peters River
      The Peters River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows .-Course:The river rises from Curtis Pond in Bellingham, Massachusetts, flowing south through Bellingham and into Woonsocket, Rhode Island where is flows into the Blackstone River.-Crossings:Below is a list...
      
      
    • Mill River
    • Branch River (RI)
      • Clear River (RI)
        • Nipmuc River (RI)
          • Chockalog River
            Chockalog River
            The Chockalog River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 4 km . Its name is said to mean "fox place".-Course:...
            
            
    • West River
      West River (Massachusetts)
      The West River, in the US state of Massachusetts, is a tributary of the Blackstone River.-Course:It originates in the towns of Grafton and Upton, Massachusetts, near the Upton State Forest, at Silver Lake and Cider Mill Pond in Grafton, and crosses into the eastern portion of Northbridge, passes...
      
      
    • Mumford River
      Mumford River
      The Mumford River is an river in south-central Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Blackstone River.The river rises from its headwaters in Sutton and Douglas at Manchaug Pond and flows east in a meandering path through a series of ponds , and joins the Blackstone River in Uxbridge.The river...
      
      
    • Quinsigamond River
      Quinsigamond River
      The Quinsigamond River is a river in central Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Blackstone River and ultimately drains into Narragansett Bay.Although the Quinsigamond has many small tributaries and drains a sizable area, the river proper is only long...
      
      
    • Middle River
      • Kettle Brook

Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...

• Thames River (RI)
  • Shetucket River (RI)
    • Quinebaug River
      Quinebaug River
      The Quinebaug River is a river in south-central Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut, with watershed extending into western Rhode Island. The name "Quinebaug" comes from the southern New England Native American term, spelled variously Qunnubbâgge, Quinibauge, etc., meaning "long pond", from...
      
      
      • French River
        French River (Massachusetts)
        The French River is a river in south-central Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut.The river rises near Leicester, Massachusetts, and flows generally southwards through Auburn, Oxford, and Dudley; it then enters Connecticut where it joins the Quinebaug River at Thompson, just northeast of Putnam...
        
        
        • Little River
          • South Fork Little River

• Connecticut River
  Connecticut River
  The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...
  
  
  • Farmington River (CT)
    • East Branch Farmington River (CT)
      • Hubbard River
        Hubbard River
        The Hubbard River, long, is part of the Farmington River watershed. It is a main feature of Granville State Forest where it drops in . It is named for Samuel Hubbard, the English colonist who first came to the area in 1749...
        
        
    • West Branch Farmington River
      • Clam River
        • Buck River
      • Fall River (Farmington River)
  • Scantic River
    Scantic River
    The Scantic River is a river that flows through the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut and is tributary to the Connecticut River.The Scantic River's tributaries rise in the towns of Hampden, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow and Monson in Massachusetts, and in Stafford and Somers, Connecticut,...
    
    

• • Westfield River
    Westfield River
    The Westfield River in Metropolitan Springfield, Massachusetts, is a major tributary of the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The Westfield River has four major tributary branches that confluence in the City of Westfield, for which the river is named...
    
    
    • Great Brook
    • Little River (Westfield River, South)
    • West Branch Westfield River
    • Middle Branch Westfield River
    • Little River (Westfield River, North)
    • Swift River
      • North Branch Swift River
  • Mill River (Springfield, Massachusetts)
    Mill River (Springfield, Massachusetts)
    The Mill River is a long tributary of the Connecticut River in Springfield, Massachusetts. It flows from Watershops Pond to its confluence with the Connecticut River. It is referred to as "The Miracle Mile" in a 2009 master's thesis that outlines possibilities for reclaiming the river's mouth as...
    
    
    • North Branch Mill River
    • South Branch Mill River
  • Chicopee River
    Chicopee River
    The Chicopee River is an tributary of the Connecticut River in Metropolitan Springfield, Massachusetts, known for fast-moving water and its extraordinarily large basin: the Connecticut River's largest tributary basin...
    
    
    • Quaboag River
      Quaboag River
      The Quaboag River is a river in Massachusetts that heads at Quaboag Pond in Brookfield at an elevation of above sea level. It flows west to the village of Three Rivers, Massachusetts, at an elevation of .-History:...
      
      
      • East Brookfield River
        East Brookfield River
        The East Brookfield River is a river in Massachusetts that heads at Lake Lashaway in East Brookfield at an elevation of above sea level. It continues to Quaboag Pond, at an elevation of .-History:...
        
        
        • Sevenmile River
          Seven Mile River (East Brookfield River)
          The Seven Mile River or Sevenmile River is a stream in central Massachusetts. It heads at Browning Pond, at the Oakham and Spencer border, and travels south through Spencer, following a short distance from State Route 31...
          
          
          • Cranberry River
            Cranberry River (Massachusetts)
            The Cranberry River is a river in central Massachusetts that is part of the Chicopee River Watershed. It rises in Cranberry Meadow Pond in Spencer, Massachusetts, and flows northward for to its confluence with the Sevenmile River southwest of Spencer....
            
            
        • Fivemile River
    • Ware River
      Ware River
      The Ware River is a river in central Massachusetts. It has two forks, the longest of which begins near Hubbardston, Massachusetts...
      
      
      • Swift River
        • Quabbin Reservoir
          Quabbin Reservoir
          The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston...
          
          
          • West Branch Swift River
          • East Branch Swift River
          • East Branch Fever Brook
          • West Branch Fever Brook
          • Middle Branch Swift River
      • Prince River
      • Burnshirt River
        Burnshirt River
        The Burnshirt River is a stream in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Ware River, draining ultimately into the Connecticut River and thence the Long Island Sound....
        
        
      • East Branch Ware River
      • West Branch Ware River
  • Stony Brook
  • Manhan River
    Manhan River
    The Manhan River is a river in western Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River.The river begins near the boundary between the towns of Huntington and Westhampton, Massachusetts, and flows southeast to White Reservoir and then Tighe Carmody Reservoir in Southampton...
    
    
    • North Branch Manhan River
  • Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts)
    • East Branch Mill River
    • West Branch Mill River
  • Fort River
  • Mill River (Hatfield, Massachusetts)
  • Mill River (Hadley, Massachusetts)
  • Sawmill River
  • Deerfield River
    Deerfield River
    Deerfield River is a river that runs for from southern Vermont through northwestern Massachusetts to the Connecticut River. The Deerfield was historically influential in the settlement of western Franklin County, Massachusetts, and its namesake town...
    
    
    • Green River (Deerfield River)
    • South River
    • Bear River
    • North River
      North River (Deerfield River)
      The North River is a river in western Massachusetts, the United States.It is formed by the confluence of the West Branch and the East Branch of the North River in the town of Colrain, Massachusetts. The river is a tributary of the Deerfield River, joining it just north of the village of...
      
      
      • East Branch North River
      • West Branch North River
    • Chickley River
    • Cold River
      • Green River (Cold River)
  • Fall River (Connecticut River)
  • Millers River
    Millers River
    The Millers River is a river in northern Massachusetts, originating in Ashburnham and joining the Connecticut River just downstream from Millers Falls, Massachusetts...
    
    
    • Tully River
      • East Branch Tully River
      • West Branch Tully River
    • Otter River
    • Priest Brook
    • North Branch Millers River
      North Branch Millers River
      The North Branch of the Millers River is a river in southwestern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Millers River, which flows west to the Connecticut River, which in turn flows south to Long Island Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.The North...
      
      

• Housatonic River
  Housatonic River
  The Housatonic River is a river, approximately long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about of southwestern New England into Long Island Sound...
  
  
  • Blackberry River (CT)
    • Whiting River
  • Konkapot River
    Konkapot River
    The Konkapot River is a river in southwestern Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. It is a tributary of the Housatonic River, not to be confused with the smaller Konkapot Brook in Stockbridge ....
    
    
    • Umpachene River
      Umpachene River
      The Umpachene River is an tributary of the Housatonic River in New Marlborough, Massachusetts.The river rises from Harmon Pond and various wetlands, and flows generally westward to join the Konkapot River. A waterfall at their confluence, Umpachene Falls, is the site of a small town park with...
      
      
  • Green River
  • Williams River
  • Hop Brook
    • Mad River
  • West Branch Housatonic River
    • Southwest Branch Housatonic River
  • East Branch Housatonic River

New York Harbor

New York Harbor

New York Harbor refers to the waterways of the estuary near the mouth of the Hudson River that empty into New York Bay. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world. Although the U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not use the term, New York Harbor has important historical, governmental,...

• Hudson River (NY)
  • Kinderhook Creek
    Kinderhook Creek
    Kinderhook Creek is a tributary to Stockport Creek, an inlet of the Hudson River in the United States. From its source in Hancock, Massachusetts, the creek runs southwest through the Taconic Mountains into Rensselaer County, New York, and then into Columbia County...
    
    
  • Hoosic River
    Hoosic River
    The Hoosic River, also known as the Hoosac, the Hoosick and the Hoosuck , is a tributary of the Hudson River in the northeastern United States. The different spellings are the result of varying transliterations of the river's original Algonquian name...
    
    
    • Green River
    • North Branch Hoosic River

External links

• "Assessment Data for the State of Massachusetts Year 2006", Environmental Protection Agency.