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A statewide map of Massachusetts showing the major lakes, streams and rivers. Drought, precipitation, and stream gage information.
Oct 19, 2023 · A river is a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity. A river can be wide and deep, or shallow enough for a person to wade across. A flowing body of water that is smaller than a river is called a stream, creek, or brook.
The Mystic River Watershed covers 76 square miles or roughly 1% of the land area of Massachusetts. It includes all the land area that drains into the Mystic River. Its headwaters begin in Reading, MA and flow to Boston Harbor. There are 44 lakes and ponds within the watershed.
All Massachusetts rivers flow to the Atlantic Ocean. The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name, arranged travelling upstream along the larger stream.
If viewing on a mobile device, please try landscape mode. A QUICK START GUIDE IS AVAILABLE and includes guidance on accessing the legacy formatted hydrograph. Additional NWPS resources are available HERE.
Ipswich River Park is a 49 acre site at the junction of Haverhill, Central and Chestnut Streets in North Reading, Massachusetts. The property was taken by eminent domain and settled for a price of $1,450,000.
The Ipswich River is one of the largest paddling destinations in Massachusetts. Located in Middlesex and Essex Counties, the river flows for 45 miles between its headwaters in Burlington, then flows through Wilmington, Reading, North Reading, Middleton, Peabody, Topsfield, Hamilton and finally Ipswich where it empties into the Great Marsh.
Location metadata. Monitoring location 01102430 is associated with a Stream in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Water data back to 1967 are available online.
USGS Current Water Data for Massachusetts. Explore the NEW USGS National Water Dashboard interactive map to access real-time water data from over 13,500 stations nationwide.
Conserve water in any way you can! The water that comes out of your sink, hose, sprinklers, well, and pretty much any local water source that you can think of, drains the river. See Endangered Ipswich for a Recipe for Water Conservation.
