The Eel River is a river mostly in the village of
Chiltonville in
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth ( ; historically also spelled as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in and the county seat of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklor ...
. Its headwaters are springs and small ponds above
Russell Millpond. Its watershed encompasses approximately . It flows along
Plimoth Patuxet
Plimoth Patuxet is a complex of living history museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts founded in 1947, formerly Plimoth Plantation. It replicates the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established in the 17th century by the English colonis ...
and
Plymouth Beach for about ½ mile before emptying into
Plymouth Harbor
Plymouth Harbor is a harbor located in Plymouth, a town in the South Shore region of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is part of the larger Plymouth Bay. Historically, Plymouth Harbor was the site of anchorage of the ''Mayflower'' where the ...
between the beach and Manters Point.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Eel River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*Russell Mills Road
*
Route 3
*Sandwich Road
*River Street
*
Plimoth Patuxet Highway
*Warren Avenue (
Route 3A)
Tributaries
Shingle Brook is the only named tributary of the Eel River.
External links
Pilgrim Hall MuseumThe Eel River Watershed StudyTown of Plymouth
Rivers of Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Rivers of Massachusetts
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