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U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
). All Massachusetts rivers flow to the
Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
. The list is arranged by
drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
from north to south, with respective
tributaries A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...
indented under each larger stream's name, arranged travelling upstream along the larger stream.


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Cape Ann Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts, United States on the Atlantic Ocean. It is about northeast of Boston and marks the northern limit of Massachusetts Bay. Cape Ann includes the city of Gloucester and the towns of ...

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Blackwater River A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. As vegetation decays, tannins leach into the water, making a transparent, acidic water that is darkly stained, resembling black tea ...
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Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
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Merrimack River The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) 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 M ...
** Back River (Merrimack River tributary) **
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 The Powwow River rises in the center of Danville, New Hamps ...
*** Back River (Lake Attitash) *** Back River (Powwow River tributary) **
Artichoke River The Artichoke River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 7, 2012 tributary of the Saint Louis River in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Saint Loui ...
** Indian River ** East Meadow River **
Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
** Cochichewick River **
Shawsheen River The Shawsheen River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 tributary of the Merrimack River in northeast Massachusetts. The name has had various spellings. ...
** Spicket River ** Concord River ***
Assabet River The Assabet River is a small, long river located about west of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 3, 2011 The Assabet rises ...
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Sudbury River The Sudbury River is a tributary of the Concord River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 Originati ...
** Beaver Brook ** Salmon Brook **
Nashua River The Nashua River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 is a tributary of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the United States. It i ...
*** Nissitissit River ***
Squannacook River The Squannacook River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in northern Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Nashua River and part of the Merrimac ...
*** Still River *** South Nashua River **** Quinapoxet River **** Stillwater River ***
North Nashua River The North Nashua River is a river in northern Massachusetts. It rises from the Whitman River and Phillips Brook in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It flows , generally southeastward, past Fitchburg and joins the South Nashua River, about below its ...
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Whitman River The Whitman River is an river in Massachusetts that flows through Ashburnham, Westminster and Fitchburg. It arises from Lake Wampanoag in Ashburnham, travels through a couple of ponds in Westminster, and ultimately joins Phillips Brook in Fit ...
**** Phillips Brook **''Souhegan River (New Hampshire)'' *** South Branch Souhegan River * Parker River **
Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
** Mill River * Rowley River ** Roger Island River ** Egypt River * Eagle Hill River *
Ipswich River Ipswich River is a small river in northeastern Massachusetts, United States. It held significant importance in early colonial migrations inland from the ocean port of Ipswich. The river provided safe harborage at offshore Plum Island Sound to ear ...
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Miles River The Miles River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tidal river in Talbot County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Eastern Bay and is thus part of the Ch ...
** Martins Brook *** Skug River * Castle Neck River * Essex River ** Farm Creek ** Walker Creek * Annisquam River ** Jones River **
Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
** Mill River


Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay is a bay on the Gulf of Maine that forms part of the central coastline of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Description The bay extends from Cape Ann on the north to Plymouth Harbor on the south, a distance of about . Its ...

* Danvers River ** North River ** Bass River * Forest 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 ...
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Pines River A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family (biology), family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic ...
** Mill River *
Mystic River The Mystic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 in Massachusetts, in the United States. In Massachusett, means "large estuary," alluding to t ...
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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 Isl ...
** Island End River ** Malden River **
Alewife Brook Alewife Brook Reservation is a Massachusetts state park and urban wild located in Cambridge, Arlington, and Somerville. The park is managed by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and was established in 1900. It is named for Ale ...
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Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
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Aberjona River The Aberjona River is a ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 heavily urbanized river in the northwestern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. The name is from the ...
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Charles River The Charles River ( Massachusett: ''Quinobequin)'' (sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles) is an river in eastern Massachusetts. It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, that doubles b ...
** Muddy River ** Stop River ** Mill River ** West Branch Charles River ** Stony Brook (Waltham) **
Stony Brook (Boston) Stony Brook is a -long subterranean river in Boston. The largest tributary stream of the lower Charles River, it runs mostly through conduits. Stony Brook originates at Turtle Pond in the Stony Brook Reservation and flows through Hyde Park, ...
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Neponset River The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its headwaters are at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, near Gillette Stadium. From there, the Neponset meanders generally northeast for about to its mouth at ...
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Canton River The Pearl River, also known by its Chinese name Zhujiang or Zhu Jiang in Mandarin pinyin or Chu Kiang and formerly often known as the , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name "Pearl River" is also often used as a catch-al ...
, a.k.a. East Branch Neponset River **
Mother Brook Mother Brook is a stream that flows from the Charles River in Dedham, Massachusetts, to the Neponset River in the Hyde Park section of Boston, Massachusetts. Mother Brook was also known variously as East Brook and Mill Creek in earlier times. ...
* Weymouth Fore River **
Monatiquot River The Monatiquot River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in Braintree, Massachusetts, formed by the confluence of the Farm River and Cochato River ...
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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. The river se ...
*** Farm River **** Blue Hill 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. It arises from a number of tributaries in ponds and swamps, most notably Whitmans Pond, flows ...
** Fresh River ** Mill River *** Old Swamp River * Weir River ** Crooked Meadow River *** Plymouth River * Bound Brook (In 1640, Bound Brook formed the border between the
Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay is a bay on the Gulf of Maine that forms part of the central coastline of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Description The bay extends from Cape Ann on the north to Plymouth Harbor on the south, a distance of about . Its ...
and Plymouth colonies.) ** Aaron River * North River ** East Branch North River ** Indian Head River ***
Drinkwater River Drinkwater is a surname of English medieval origin. The German equivalent is Trinkwasser, in Italian Bevilacqua (surname), Bevilacqua and in French Boileau.Joseph G. Fucilla, ''Our Italian Surnames'', Genealogical Publishing Com, 1949p. 237 Notable ...
** West Branch North River * South River


Cape Cod Bay A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...

* Green Harbor River * Back River ** Pine Point River ** Great Wood Island River ** Little Wood Island River ** Duck Hill River ***
Bourne Wharf River Bourne may refer to: Places UK * Bourne, Lincolnshire, a town ** Bourne Abbey ** Bourne railway station * Bourne (electoral division), West Sussex * Bourne SSSI, Avon, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Burrington, North Somerset * Bourn ...
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Bluefish River The bluefish (''Pomatomus saltatrix'') is the only extant species of the family Pomatomidae. It is a marine pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as ta ...
* Jones River * Town Brook * Eel River * Boat Meadow River * Pamet River * Little Pamet River * Herring River (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)


Nantucket Sound Nantucket Sound_(geography), 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 ...

* Mitchell River *
Oyster Pond River Oyster Pond River, also called Oyster Creek, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in Chatham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The river is an estuary con ...
* Andrews River * Red River * Swan Pond River * Bass River * Parkers River * Centerville River ** Bumps River * Marstons Mill River *
Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
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Santuit River The Santuit River, also known as the Cotuit River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river on the border between Mashpee and Cotuit, Massachusetts on Cap ...
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Mashpee River The Mashpee River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tidal river on Cape Cod in Mashpee, Massachusetts. The river arises in Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds, fl ...
* Quashnet River * Childs River ** Seapit River *
Coonamesset River The Coonamessett River, (Latitude: N4l°34.913', Longitude: W 070° 34.412') is a largely groundwater fed coastal river in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Location It is one of Cape Cod’s largest rivers, flowing approximately 3 miles from ...


Martha's Vineyard

* Tiasquam River


Buzzards Bay Buzzards Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is approximately 28 miles (45 kilometers) long by 8 miles (12 kilometers) wide. It is a popular destination for fishing, boating, and tourism. Since ...

* Wild Harbor River * Pocasset River * Back River * Wareham River ** Crooked River ** Broad Marsh River **
Agawam River The Agawam River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 stream in southeastern Massachusetts, USA, that is part of the Wareham River estuary watershed. The ...
** Wankinco River * Weweantic River ** Sippican River *** East Branch Sippican River *** West Branch Sippican River * Mattapoisett River *
Nasketucket River The Nasketucket River is a small river (stream) arising in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and emptying about 3 miles downstream into Little Bay, a branch of Nasketucket Bay on Buzzards Bay Buzzards Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to t ...
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Acushnet River The Acushnet River is the largest river, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 flowing into Buzzards Bay in southeastern Massachusetts, in the United Stat ...
** Keene River *
Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
* Slocums River ** Paskamanset River * Westport River ** East Branch Westport River ***
Shingle Island River Shingle may refer to: Construction *Roof shingle Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat, rectangular shapes laid in courses from the bottom edge of the roof up, with ...
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Copicut River The Copicut River, or Copecut River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 stream in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The river flows south from Copicut Res ...
** West Branch Westport River


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

* Taunton River **
Quequechan River The Quequechan River is a river in Fall River, Massachusetts, that flows in a northwesterly direction from the northwest corner of the South Watuppa Pond through the heart of the city of Fall River and into the end of the Taunton River at Mou ...
** Assonet River *** Cedar Swamp River ** Segreganset 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. It flows in a southeasterly direction for U.S. Geological Survey. Nation ...
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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,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolu ...
*** Wading River ** Mill River *** Snake River **** Canoe River ** Forge River ** Cotley River ** Nemasket River ** Winnetuxet River **
Matfield River The Matfield River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It flows south through the town of East Bridgewater to a co ...
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Satucket River The Satucket River is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in southeastern Massachusetts within the Taunton River Watershed. It flows generally west from ...
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Poor Meadow Brook Poor Meadow Brook is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 stream within the Taunton River Watershed in southeastern Massachusetts. The stream runs from a wetlan ...
***** Shumatuscacant River ****** Stream River ***
Salisbury Plain River The Salisbury Plain River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts that flows from the city of Brockton into the towns of ...
** Town River *** Hockomock River *
Lees River The Lees River or Lee's River, shown on federal maps as the Lee River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tidal river that forms part of the boundary be ...
* Cole River * Kickamuit River *''Warren River (Rhode Island)'' **''Barrington River (Rhode Island)'' *** Runnins River **
Palmer River The Palmer River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873. Course and features The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in ...
*** East Branch Palmer River *** West Branch Palmer River *''Seekonk River (Rhode Island)'' ** Ten Mile River *** Wilde River *** Sevenmile River *** Bungay River **
Blackstone River The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 48 mi (80 km) and drains a watershed of approximately 540 sq. mi (1,400 km2). Its long history of industrial use has left ...
*** Abbott Run *** Peters River *** Mill River ***''Branch River (Rhode Island)'' ****''Clear River (Rhode Island)'' *****''Nipmuc River (Rhode Island)'' ******
Chockalog River The Chockalog River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 4 km (2 mi). Its name is said to mean "fox place". Course The river is formed in Douglas, Massachusetts by the confluence of G ...
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West River West River may refer to: Rivers Canada *West River (Antigonish, Nova Scotia) in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia * West River (Pictou, Nova Scotia) in Pictou County, Nova Scotia * West River (Halifax, Nova Scotia) in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia * West ...
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Mumford River The Mumford River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in south-central Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Blackstone River. The river rises f ...
*** Quinsigamond River *** Middle River **** Kettle Brook


Long Island Sound

*''Thames River (Connecticut)'' **''Shetucket River (Connecticut)'' ***
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 , , etc ...
**** French River *****
Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
****** South Fork Little River * Connecticut River **''Farmington River (Connecticut)'' ***''East Branch Farmington River (Connecticut)'' **** Hubbard River ***
West Branch Farmington River West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
**** Clam River ***** Buck River **** Fall River (Farmington River tributary) **
Scantic River The Scantic River (pronounced SKAN-tik) 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 Longm ...
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Westfield River The Westfield River is a major tributary of the Connecticut River located in the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley regions of western Massachusetts. With four major tributary branches that converge west of the city of Westfield, it flows (measured ...
*** 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) The Mill River is a long tributary of the Connecticut River in Springfield, Massachusetts. It flows from Watershops Pond (also known as Lake Massasoit) to its confluence with the Connecticut River. It is referred to as "The Miracle Mile" in a 200 ...
*** North Branch Mill River *** South Branch Mill River **
Chicopee River The Chicopee River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Connecticut River in the Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts, known for fast-moving wate ...
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Quaboag River The Quaboag River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in Massachusetts that heads at Quaboag Pond in Brookfield at an elevation of above sea level. ...
**** East Brookfield River ***** Sevenmile River ****** Cranberry River ***** Fivemile River ***
Ware River The Ware River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in central Massachusetts. It has two forks, its West Branch, which begins in Hubbardston, Massa ...
**** Swift River *****
Quabbin Reservoir The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in Massachusetts, and was built between 1930 and 1939. Along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, to the east, and 40 other cities and towns in Greate ...
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East Branch Swift River East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
****** East Branch Fever Brook ****** West Branch Fever Brook ****** Middle Branch Swift River **** Prince River **** Burnshirt River ****
East Branch Ware River The Ware River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in central Massachusetts. It has two forks, its West Branch, which begins in Hubbardston, Massac ...
**** West Branch Ware River ** Stony Brook **
Manhan River The Manhan River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in western Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River. The river begins near the ...
*** North Branch Manhan River **
Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts) The Mill River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Connecticut River arising in the western hilltowns of Hampshire County, Massachusetts ...
*** East Branch Mill River *** West Branch Mill River **
Fort River The Fort River is a river in Western Massachusetts and is a tributary of the Connecticut River and runs through the towns of, Amherst, Massachusetts, and ends in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Fort technically begins as Adams Brook which begins at ...
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Mill River (Hatfield, Massachusetts) Mill River may refer to: Rivers in the United States *Mill River (Connecticut), in New Haven County * Mill River (Fairfield, Connecticut) *Mill River, in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Rippowam River * Mill River (Harrington Bay), in Washingto ...
** Mill River (Hadley, Massachusetts) ** Sawmill River **
Deerfield River Deerfield River is a river that runs for from southern Vermont through northwestern Massachusetts to the Connecticut River. The Deerfield River was historically influential in the settlement of western Franklin County, Massachusetts, and its ...
*** Green River (Deerfield River tributary) *** South River *** Bear River *** North River **** East Branch North River **** West Branch North River *** Chickley River *** Cold River **** Green River (Cold River tributary) ** Fall River (Connecticut River tributary) **
Millers River The Millers River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in northern Massachusetts, originating in Ashburnham and joining the Connecticut River just ...
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Tully River The Tully River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Tully River rises in the Cardwell Range, part of the Great Dividing Range on the northern boundary of the Kirrama State Forest. The river flows g ...
**** East Branch Tully River **** West Branch Tully River *** Otter River *** Priest Brook *** North Branch Millers River * Housatonic River **''Blackberry River (Connecticut)'' ***
Whiting River The Whiting River is a stream, about long, in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It enters the waters of Stephens Passage at the Borough of Juneau in the Alaska Panhandle between the mouths of the Taku and St ...
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Konkapot River The Konkapot River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in southwestern Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. It is a tributary of the Housatonic R ...
*** Umpachene River **
Green River Green River may refer to: Rivers Canada * Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River *Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte *Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ...
** Williams River ** Hop Brook *** Mad River ** West Branch Housatonic River *** Southwest Branch Housatonic River ** East Branch Housatonic River


New York Harbor

*''Hudson River (New York)'' **
Kinderhook Creek Kinderhook Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 3, 2011 tributary to Stockport Creek, an inlet of the Hudson River in the United States. From its source in ...
**Hoosic River ***Green River (Hoosic River tributary), Green River ***North Branch Hoosic River


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* Aaron River * Abbott Run *
Aberjona River The Aberjona River is a ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 heavily urbanized river in the northwestern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. The name is from the ...
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Acushnet River The Acushnet River is the largest river, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 flowing into Buzzards Bay in southeastern Massachusetts, in the United Stat ...
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Agawam River The Agawam River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 stream in southeastern Massachusetts, USA, that is part of the Wareham River estuary watershed. The ...
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Alewife Brook Alewife Brook Reservation is a Massachusetts state park and urban wild located in Cambridge, Arlington, and Somerville. The park is managed by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and was established in 1900. It is named for Ale ...
* Andrews River * Annisquam River *
Artichoke River The Artichoke River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 7, 2012 tributary of the Saint Louis River in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Saint Loui ...
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Assabet River The Assabet River is a small, long river located about west of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 3, 2011 The Assabet rises ...
* Assonet River *Back River (Buzzards Bay) * Back River (Lake Attitash) *Back River (Massachusetts Bay) * Back River (Merrimack River tributary) * Back River (Powwow River tributary) *Barrington River (Rhode Island), Barrington River *Bass River (Danvers River tributary) *Bass River (Nantucket Sound) *Batchelor Brook * Bear River * Beaver Brook *
Blackstone River The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 48 mi (80 km) and drains a watershed of approximately 540 sq. mi (1,400 km2). Its long history of industrial use has left ...
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Blackwater River A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. As vegetation decays, tannins leach into the water, making a transparent, acidic water that is darkly stained, resembling black tea ...
* Blue Hill River *Bluefish River * Boat Meadow River *
Bourne Wharf River Bourne may refer to: Places UK * Bourne, Lincolnshire, a town ** Bourne Abbey ** Bourne railway station * Bourne (electoral division), West Sussex * Bourne SSSI, Avon, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Burrington, North Somerset * Bourn ...
* Broad Marsh River * Buck River * Bumps River * Bungay River * Burnshirt River * Canoe River * Castle Neck River * Cedar Swamp River * Centerville River *
Charles River The Charles River ( Massachusett: ''Quinobequin)'' (sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles) is an river in eastern Massachusetts. It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, that doubles b ...
* Chickley River *
Chicopee River The Chicopee River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Connecticut River in the Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts, known for fast-moving wate ...
* Childs River *
Chockalog River The Chockalog River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 4 km (2 mi). Its name is said to mean "fox place". Course The river is formed in Douglas, Massachusetts by the confluence of G ...
* Clam 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. The river se ...
* Cochichewick River * Cold River * Cole River * Concord River * Connecticut River *
Coonamesset River The Coonamessett River, (Latitude: N4l°34.913', Longitude: W 070° 34.412') is a largely groundwater fed coastal river in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Location It is one of Cape Cod’s largest rivers, flowing approximately 3 miles from ...
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Copicut River The Copicut River, or Copecut River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 stream in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The river flows south from Copicut Res ...
* Cotley River * Cranberry River * Crooked Meadow River * Crooked River *
Deerfield River Deerfield River is a river that runs for from southern Vermont through northwestern Massachusetts to the Connecticut River. The Deerfield River was historically influential in the settlement of western Franklin County, Massachusetts, and its ...
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Drinkwater River Drinkwater is a surname of English medieval origin. The German equivalent is Trinkwasser, in Italian Bevilacqua (surname), Bevilacqua and in French Boileau.Joseph G. Fucilla, ''Our Italian Surnames'', Genealogical Publishing Com, 1949p. 237 Notable ...
* Duck Hill River * Eagle Hill River *East Branch Green River * East Branch Housatonic River * East Branch Mill River *East Branch Neponset River * East Branch North River * East Branch Palmer River * East Branch Sippican River *
East Branch Swift River East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
* East Branch Tully River *
East Branch Ware River The Ware River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in central Massachusetts. It has two forks, its West Branch, which begins in Hubbardston, Massac ...
* East Branch Westport River * East Brookfield River * East Meadow River * Eel River * Egypt River * Essex River * Fall River (Connecticut River tributary) * Fall River (Farmington River tributary) * Farm River *Five Mile River (East Brookfield River tributary), Five Mile River * Forest River * Forge River *
Fort River The Fort River is a river in Western Massachusetts and is a tributary of the Connecticut River and runs through the towns of, Amherst, Massachusetts, and ends in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Fort technically begins as Adams Brook which begins at ...
* French River * Fresh River *Great Brook (Westfield River tributary) * Green Harbor River * Green River (Cold River tributary) * Green River (Deerfield River tributary) *Green River (Hoosic River tributary) *Green River (Housatonic River tributary) *Herring River (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), Herring River * Hockomock River *Hoosic River/Hoosac River * Housatonic River * Hubbard River * Indian Head River * Indian River *
Ipswich River Ipswich River is a small river in northeastern Massachusetts, United States. It held significant importance in early colonial migrations inland from the ocean port of Ipswich. The river provided safe harborage at offshore Plum Island Sound to ear ...
*Jones River (Annisquam River tributary) * Jones River (Kingston Bay) * Keene River * Kettle Brook * Kickamuit River *
Kinderhook Creek Kinderhook Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 3, 2011 tributary to Stockport Creek, an inlet of the Hudson River in the United States. From its source in ...
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Konkapot River The Konkapot River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in southwestern Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. It is a tributary of the Housatonic R ...
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Lees River The Lees River or Lee's River, shown on federal maps as the Lee River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tidal river that forms part of the boundary be ...
* Little Pamet River *Little River (Alewife Brook tributary) *Little River (Annisquam River tributary) *Little River (Blackwater River tributary) *Little River (Cotuit Bay) *Little River (French River tributary) *Little River (Merrimack River tributary) *Little River (Parker River tributary) *Little River (Slocums River tributary) * Little River (Westfield River, North) * Little River (Westfield River, South) * Little Wood Island River *Long Pond River (Massachusetts), Long Pond River * Mad River * Malden River *
Manhan River The Manhan River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in western Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River. The river begins near the ...
* Marstons Mill River *
Mashpee River The Mashpee River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tidal river on Cape Cod in Mashpee, Massachusetts. The river arises in Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds, fl ...
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Matfield River The Matfield River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It flows south through the town of East Bridgewater to a co ...
* Mattapoisett River *
Merrimack River The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) 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 M ...
* Middle Branch Swift River * Middle Branch Westfield River * Middle River *
Miles River The Miles River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tidal river in Talbot County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Eastern Bay and is thus part of the Ch ...
*Mill River (Annisquam River tributary) *Mill River (Charles River tributary) * Mill River (Hadley, Massachusetts) *
Mill River (Hatfield, Massachusetts) Mill River may refer to: Rivers in the United States *Mill River (Connecticut), in New Haven County * Mill River (Fairfield, Connecticut) *Mill River, in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Rippowam River * Mill River (Harrington Bay), in Washingto ...
*Mill River (Massachusetts–Rhode Island) *
Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts) The Mill River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Connecticut River arising in the western hilltowns of Hampshire County, Massachusetts ...
*Mill River (Parker River tributary) *Mill River (Saugus River tributary) *
Mill River (Springfield, Massachusetts) The Mill River is a long tributary of the Connecticut River in Springfield, Massachusetts. It flows from Watershops Pond (also known as Lake Massasoit) to its confluence with the Connecticut River. It is referred to as "The Miracle Mile" in a 200 ...
*Mill River (Taunton River tributary) *Mill River (Weymouth Back River tributary) *
Millers River The Millers River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in northern Massachusetts, originating in Ashburnham and joining the Connecticut River just ...
* Mitchell River *
Monatiquot River The Monatiquot River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in Braintree, Massachusetts, formed by the confluence of the Farm River and Cochato River ...
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Mother Brook Mother Brook is a stream that flows from the Charles River in Dedham, Massachusetts, to the Neponset River in the Hyde Park section of Boston, Massachusetts. Mother Brook was also known variously as East Brook and Mill Creek in earlier times. ...
* Muddy River *
Mumford River The Mumford River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in south-central Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Blackstone River. The river rises f ...
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Mystic River The Mystic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 in Massachusetts, in the United States. In Massachusett, means "large estuary," alluding to t ...
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Nashua River The Nashua River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 is a tributary of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the United States. It i ...
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Nasketucket River The Nasketucket River is a small river (stream) arising in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and emptying about 3 miles downstream into Little Bay, a branch of Nasketucket Bay on Buzzards Bay Buzzards Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to t ...
* Nemasket River *
Neponset River The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its headwaters are at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, near Gillette Stadium. From there, the Neponset meanders generally northeast for about to its mouth at ...
* Nissitissit River *North Branch Hoosic River * North Branch Manhan River * North Branch Mill River * North Branch Millers River * North Branch Swift River *
North Nashua River The North Nashua River is a river in northern Massachusetts. It rises from the Whitman River and Phillips Brook in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It flows , generally southeastward, past Fitchburg and joins the South Nashua River, about below its ...
*North River (Danvers River tributary) *North River (Deerfield River tributary) *North River (Massachusetts Bay) * Old Swamp River * Otter River *
Oyster Pond River Oyster Pond River, also called Oyster Creek, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in Chatham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The river is an estuary con ...
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Palmer River The Palmer River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873. Course and features The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in ...
* Pamet River *Parker River * Parkers River * Paskamanset River * Peters River * Phillips Brook * Pine Point River *
Pines River A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family (biology), family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic ...
* Plymouth River * Pocasset River *
Poor Meadow Brook Poor Meadow Brook is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 stream within the Taunton River Watershed in southeastern Massachusetts. The stream runs from a wetlan ...
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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 The Powwow River rises in the center of Danville, New Hamps ...
* Priest Brook * Prince River *
Quaboag River The Quaboag River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in Massachusetts that heads at Quaboag Pond in Brookfield at an elevation of above sea level. ...
* Quashnet River *
Quequechan River The Quequechan River is a river in Fall River, Massachusetts, that flows in a northwesterly direction from the northwest corner of the South Watuppa Pond through the heart of the city of Fall River and into the end of the Taunton River at Mou ...
* Quinapoxet 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 , , etc ...
* Quinsigamond River *Quiquechan River * Red River * Roger Island River * Rowley 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,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolu ...
* Runnins River *
Salisbury Plain River The Salisbury Plain River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts that flows from the city of Brockton into the towns of ...
* Salmon Brook *
Santuit River The Santuit River, also known as the Cotuit River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river on the border between Mashpee and Cotuit, Massachusetts on Cap ...
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Satucket River The Satucket River is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in southeastern Massachusetts within the Taunton River Watershed. It flows generally west from ...
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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 ...
* Sawmill River *
Scantic River The Scantic River (pronounced SKAN-tik) 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 Longm ...
*Schneelock Brook * Seapit River * Segreganset River *Seven Mile River (East Brookfield River tributary) *Sevenmile River (Tenmile River tributary) *
Shawsheen River The Shawsheen River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 tributary of the Merrimack River in northeast Massachusetts. The name has had various spellings. ...
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Shingle Island River Shingle may refer to: Construction *Roof shingle Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat, rectangular shapes laid in courses from the bottom edge of the roof up, with ...
* Shumatuscacant River * Sippican River * Skug River * Snake River * South Branch Mill River * South Branch Souhegan River * South Fork Little River * South Nashua River *South River (Deerfield River tributary) *South River (Massachusetts Bay) * Southwest Branch Housatonic River * Spicket River *
Squannacook River The Squannacook River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in northern Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Nashua River and part of the Merrimac ...
* Still River * Stillwater River * Stony Brook * Stop River * Stream River *
Sudbury River The Sudbury River is a tributary of the Concord River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 Originati ...
* Swan Pond River *Swift River (Ware River tributary) *Swift River (Westfield River tributary) *
Sudbury River The Sudbury River is a tributary of the Concord River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 Originati ...
* Taunton River * Ten 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. It flows in a southeasterly direction for U.S. Geological Survey. Nation ...
* Tiasquam River * Town Brook * Town River *
Tully River The Tully River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Tully River rises in the Cardwell Range, part of the Great Dividing Range on the northern boundary of the Kirrama State Forest. The river flows g ...
* Umpachene River * Wading River * Walker Creek * Wankinco River *
Ware River The Ware River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in central Massachusetts. It has two forks, its West Branch, which begins in Hubbardston, Massa ...
* Wareham River * Weir River * West Branch Charles River *Farmington River, West Branch Farmington River *West Branch Green River * West Branch Housatonic River * West Branch Mill River * West Branch North River * West Branch Palmer River * West Branch Sippican River * West Branch Swift River * West Branch Tully River * West Branch Ware River * West Branch Westfield River * West Branch Westport River *
West River West River may refer to: Rivers Canada *West River (Antigonish, Nova Scotia) in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia * West River (Pictou, Nova Scotia) in Pictou County, Nova Scotia * West River (Halifax, Nova Scotia) in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia * West ...
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Westfield River The Westfield River is a major tributary of the Connecticut River located in the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley regions of western Massachusetts. With four major tributary branches that converge west of the city of Westfield, it flows (measured ...
* Westport River * Weweantic 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. It arises from a number of tributaries in ponds and swamps, most notably Whitmans Pond, flows ...
* Weymouth Fore River *Whiting River *
Whitman River The Whitman River is an river in Massachusetts that flows through Ashburnham, Westminster and Fitchburg. It arises from Lake Wampanoag in Ashburnham, travels through a couple of ponds in Westminster, and ultimately joins Phillips Brook in Fit ...
* Wild Harbor River * Williams River * Winnetuxet River


See also

*List of rivers in the United States *Miskatonic River


References


USGS Geographic Names Information Service
*''Professor Higbee's Stream Map of New England''. (1995)
Vivid Publishing, Inc.


External links


"Assessment Data for the State of Massachusetts Year 2006"
Environmental Protection Agency. {{Authority control Lists of rivers of the United States by state, Massachusetts Massachusetts geography-related lists, Rivers Rivers of Massachusetts,