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M E R R I M A C

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N O R T H R E A D I N G

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G R O V E L A N D

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B O X B O R O U G H

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LAWRENCE

HOLBROOK

L O N G M E A D O W

E A S T

L O N G M E A D O W

R O C K P O R T

P R O V I N C E T O W N

M A L D E N

CAMBRIDGE

OAK

BLUFFS

STONEHAM

BROOKLINE

G A Y H E A D

E A S T

B R O O K F I E L D

M A N C H E S T E R

M A Y N A R D

N E W B U R Y P O R T

MILLVILLE

H U L L

B E L M O N T

HOPEDALE

M E L R O S E

W I N C H E S T E R

ARLINGTON

EVERETT

SOMERVILLE

W AT E R T O W N

CHELSEA

SWAMPSCOTT

M A R B L E H E A D

N A H A N T

W I N T H R O P

B O S T O N

IPSWICH

ROWLEY

BOURNE

DUXBURY

PLYMOUTH

SCITUATE

GOSNOLD

GOSNOLD

BOSTON

WEST

 BRIDGEWATER

EAST

BRIDGEWATER

Santuit River

M E R R I M A

C

K

R

I

V E R

C

O

N

E

C

T

I

C

U

T

R

I

V

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R

River

Blackstone

Hous

ato

nic

River

Deerfield

River

Millers

River

River

Nash

u

a

River

Westfield

River

Chicopee

Concord

River

Taunton

River

North

Nashua

River

French

River

Sudbury

River

Shawsheen

River

Charles

River

Neponset

River

East Branch

Hoosic

River

West

Branch

Farmington River

Little

River

Middle Branch

Mill

River

Fort

River

Manh

an

River

Swift

River

Ware

River

River

Quaboag

Millers

River

Squannacook

River

Nissitissit R.

River

Assabet

River

River

North

Mill River Snake

River

Westfield

River

River

Quinebaug

Ipswich

East

Branch

Tully

River

Spickett River

Threemile

River

North

River

Town

River

East Brookfield

River

Green River

River

Green

River

River

Mill

River

Priest Brook

Otter

River

Stillwater River

Quinapoxet

River

West

River

Aberjona River Mystic River

Stony

Brook

Monatiquot

River

Weir

River

Indian Head River

Matfield

River

Canoe

River Wading

River

Palmer

River

Nashoba

Brook

Jones River

North

Branch

Southwest Branch

W. Br. Housa ot nic R.

Williams

River

Schenob

Brook

River

Konkapot

Clam

River

Cold

River

Chickley

River

Brook

Clesson

South

Fall

River

Sawmill

River

North

Branch

Bachelor

Brook

Mill

River

Cushman Bk.

Beaver Brook

Mill River

Great

Brook

Munn Brook

Peebles Brook

Pond Bk. Case Brook

Little River

West

Branch

Westfield

River

Middle Br. Westfiel R.

Swift

River

Dead

Branch

East Branch

West Br. West Branch North R.

West Branch Tully River

West Brook

Tarbell R.

Lawrence

Brook East Branch

Swift River

West Branch

Ware R.

Prince

River

East Br.

Muddy Brook

Fuller Bk.

Higher Brook

Chicopee

Mill Brook

Fivemile River

Sevenmile

River

Turkey

Hill Brook

Scantic

River

Mill Bk.

Lowes Bk.

Middle R.

Kettle

Brook

Quinsigamond R.

Mumford

River

Mill River

Whitman

River

Willard

Brook

Walker Bk.

Mulpus Brook

Catacoonamug Bk.

Elizabeth

Brook

Fort Pond

Brook

Hop

Brook

Stony

Brook

River Meadow

Brook

Sa ml on Bk.

Cow

Pond

Bk.

Powwow

River

Sewall

Bk

Stop

River

Charles

Drinkwater R

Bound Bk

Tenmile

River

Mulberry

Meadow

Bk Queset

Brook

Hockomock R.

Coweeset Brook

Whitman Brook

West Meadow Brook

Salisbury Plain

River Satucket River Poor Meadow

Brook

Shumatusacant River

East Branch

Housatonic

River

Green

Ironwork

Brook

Stony

Brook

Worthington Bk

Threemile

Brook

Brook

Beaver

Brook

Martins Bk

Bogastow

Bk

River

South

River

Nemasket

River

Saugus

River

Little

River

Tuttle Brook

Fuller Brook

Monoosnoc

Brook

Parker

River

Abbott Run

Dorchester Brook

Hemlock Brook

Green

River

West Branch Green River West Branch

Hudson

Brook

Town

Brook

Kinderhook Creek

Wahcona Falls Bk

Sacke

Bennett Bk

tt Brook

Yukun

Brook

Washington Mountain Brook

Goose Pond Brook

Greenwater Brook

Hop

Brook

Konkapot Brook

Larrywaug Bk

Seekonk Bk

Alford Brook

Cone

Brook

Hubbard

Brook

Karner Brook

City Bk

Ashley Hill Bk

Dry Bk

River Umpachene

Whiting River

Rawson Brook

North Branch Silver Brook

River

Buck

Hubbard River

Babcock Brook

Pond Brook

Valley Brook

Tillotson Bk

Dickinson Bk

Tumble Bk

Shurtleff Bk

Johnson Bk

Kellog Brook

Paucatuck Brook

Powdermill

Brook

Pond

Brook

Borden

Bk

Ripley Brook

Freeland Brook

Nye Brook

Bradley

Bk

Stage Bk

Roaring

Brook

Roaring Brook

Goldmine Bk

Sanderson Brook

Walker

Brook

Yokum

Brook

Shaker Mill Brook

Coles

Brook

Factory

Brook

Glendale

Brook

Kinne Brook Wards

Stream

Watts Stream

Webster

Brook

West Falls Branch

Bronson Brook

Tower

Brook

North Branch Swift River

Meadow

Brook

Westfield

Brook

Windsor Jambs Bk

Brook

Stones

South Brook

Dunbar

Brook

Pelham

Brook

Gulf

Bk

Basin Brook

Mill

Brook

Smith Brook

Clark Brook

Bear

River

Poland Brook

Chapel

Brook

Thorne Bk

Glen Brook

Mill Brook

Taylor Brook

Sanders Brook

West Branch

Brook

Avery

Brook

Mill Brook

Maxwell Brook

Shattuck Brook

Dry Brook

Kidder Bk

Chestnut Hill Brook

Russellville Brook

Roaring

Brook

Doolittle Brook

Adams Brook Amethyst Bk Amethyst Brook

Hop

Brook

Elmer Brook

Bachelor Brook Weston Bk

Lampson Bk

Stony

Brook

North Branch

North

Branch

Mill

River

Watchaug

Brook

Black Brook

Tucker Brook

Sodom Bk

North Branch Manhan River

Turkey

Brook

Roberts Meadow Brook

Joe Wright Brook

East Branch

Bradford Brook

West Brook

Avery Brook

Roaring Brook

Mill River Bloody

Brook

Mormon Hollow Bk

Keyup

Brook

Moss

Brook

Darling Brook

Orcutt

Brook

Gales Brook

Black Bk

Cheney Brook

Tulley Brook

Fish

Brook Collar

Brook

Boyce Brook

Falls Brook

Beaver Bk

Towne Brook

Robbins Brook

North Branch

Miller R.

Bear Meadow Bk

Templeton Brook

Beaver Brook

Mill

Brook

Riceville Brook

Middle Branch Swift

River

Hop Brook

West Branch Swift River

Atherton Brook

Cadwell

Creek

Jabish

Brook

Broad

Brook

Harris

Brook

East Brook

Temple

Brook

Calkins

Brook

Twelvemile Brook

Conant Bk

Vinica

Brook

Foskett Mill Stream Blogett Mill Bk Tufts

Brook

Naultaug Brook

Lamberton Brook

Trout Brook

Great Brook

Cranberry River

Horse Pond Bk

Dunn Bk

Coys

Brook

Willow Bk

Meadow

Bk

Sucker Bk

South Branch South Branch Mill River

Schneelock

Bk

Beaver Bk

Flat Brook

Newton Bk

Danforth

Brook

Moose

Brook

Galloway Bk

Pleasant Brook

Burnshirt

River

Canesto

Brook

Pond Natty

Brook

Mason

Bk

Joslin Brook

East Branch Ware

River

Longmeadow Bk

Mill

Brook

Parkers B

Burrow

k

Brook

Winimusset Bk

Moccasin

Brook

Popple CampBk

East Branch Fever Brook

West Branch Fever Bk

East Brook

Hollow Brook

Wales Brook

Stevens

Brook

Leadmine Brook

Hamant Brook

Hatchet Brook

Lebanon Bk

Cady

Brook

Mc Kinstry

Brook

Hobbs Brook

Little

River Grindstone Bk

Town Meadow Bk

Burncoat Brook

Tinkerville Brook

Bacon Bk

Emerson Bk

Cold Spring Bk

Centerville Bk

Cold Spring Bk

Casey Bk

Singletary Bk

Ramshorn Bk

Lynde

Bk

Kettle

Bk

Poor Farm Bk

B gi Bummet Brook

Miscoe Bk

Warren Brook

Center Brook

Meadow Brook

Fox Brook

Bungay Bk Peters River

Spring Bk

Muddy Bk

Tatnuck Brook

Sucker Brook

Gulf

Brook

Robinson Bk

Mason Bk

Locke Brook

Trapfall Bk

Pearl Hill Brook

Bixby Bk

Mulpus Bk

Catacoonamug Bk

Easter Bk

Bow Brook

Baker Brook

Falulah

Brook

Phillips

Brook

Flag Brook

Fall

Brook

Wekepeke

Brook

Waushacum Bk

Connelly Bk

Steam Mill Bk Justice Bk

Keyes Brook

East Wachusett Brook

Trout Bk Governor

Brook

South Wachusett Bk

Asnebumskit Brook

Still River Nonacoicu

Bk s

Unkety

Brook

Beaver

Brook

Farley Bk

Spencer

Brook

Nonset Bk

Heath Hen

Meadow Brook

North

Brook

Cold Harbor Brook Hop

Brook

Indian

Brook

Angelica Bk

Baiting

Brook

Alowance

Bk

Hop Brook

Taylor Brook

Pine Brook

Martins Pond Bk

Bridge Meadow Brook

Deep Bk

Keyes Brook

Snake Meadow Bk

Beaver

Brook

Bowers

Brook

Trull Brook

Fish

Brook

Johnson Creek

Back River

Cottles Cr

East Meadow River

Little River

Creek Brook

Hawkes Brook

Harris

Brook

Bartlett

Brook

Trout Bk

Lawrence Brook

Strong Water Bk

Spring Brook

Elm

Brook

Little

River

Mill River

Egypt River

Howlett Brook

Pye Brook

Fish

Brook

Boston

Brook

Skug River Bear Meadow Bk

Black Brook

Miles

River

Sawmill Bk

Horn

Pond

Bk

Fowle

Bk

Shaker Glen

Bk

Hobbs

Brook

Waban

 Bk

Indian Brook

Dirty Meadow Brook

Chicken Brook

Hopping Brook

Charles River

Mine

Brook

Miscoe Bk

Shepards Brook

Mill River

Cress Bk

Eagle Bk Stony

Bk

Nantasket Bk

North Bk

Trout

Brook

Noanet Bk

Pine Tree Brook

Puragtory

Brook

Hawes Bk

Mill

Brook

Mine Brook

Mill Bk

Neponset River School Meadow Bk

Massapoag Brook

Beaver Brook

Steep Hill Bk

Farm

River

Cochato R

Canberry Brook

MIll River

Old Swamp River

Accord

Brook

First

Bk

Herring

Herring Bk

Second

Third Herring

Brook

Ben Mann Bk

Cushing

Brook

French

Stream

Indian Head Brook

Herring

Brook

Pudding Bk

Furnance Brook

Halls

Bk

Eel River

Wankinco

River

Weweantic

River

Sippican River

Acushnet River

Angeline Brook

Shingle Island R

Kirby Brook

Bread and Cheese Bk

E Br Westport R

Copicut R

Cole

River

Rocky

Run

East Branch

East Branch Palmer River

West Branch

W Br Palmer R

Runnins

River

Coles Bk

Bungay

River

Sevenmile

River

Cedar Swamp River

Cotley River

Fall Brook

Fall

Brook

Black Brook

Winnetuxet River Bartlett Brook

Stream Bk

Meadow Bk

Beaver Brook

Edson Brook

Salisbury Bk

Willow Bk

Black

Brook

Beaver Brook

Poquanticut Brook

Little Canoe R

Canoe River

Rumford

River

Hodges Brook

Cocasset River

Forge R

Dam Lot

Bk

Segreganset

River

Quashnet River

Herring River

Mill Bk

Mattapoisett River

Agawam River

Mashpee River

Red Brook

Muddy River

Little River

Crane River

Bass River

North River

Procter Brook

Goldthwait Bk

Strongwater Bk

Maple Meadow Brook

Beaver Brook

Sawmill Brook

Rosemary Brook

Duck Hill R.

Smelt Brook

Harlow Brook

Crane Brook

South Meadow Brook

Town Bk

Paskamanset River

Coonamesset River

Childs River

Herring

 River

Bass River

Swan Pond R

Herring

River

Pamet River

Stony

 Brook

Mill Creek

Scorton Creek

Whitmans

Pond

QUABBIN

 RESERVOIR

Cobble

 Mountain

 Reservoir

WACHUSETT

 RESERVOIR

Sudbury

 Reservoir

Lake

Cochichewick

Cambridge

Reservoir

Silver

Lake

Long

Pond 

Assawompset

Pond

Great

Quittacas

Pond

North

Watuppa

Pond

South

Watuppa

Pond

Copicut

Reservoir

73°

73°

72°

72°

71°

71°

70°

70°

41°30"

70°

41°30

42° 42°

42°30"

42°30"

Base from Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), digital data, 1:100,000

Lambert conformal conic projection. North American datum of 1983.

U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Hydrography Dataset Medium Resolution, 1:100,000, 2005;

Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs;

U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Quadrangle Images, 1:25,000, 2001; Hydrography, 1:100,000, 2000; Community Boundaries, 1:25,000, 2002;

Strahler, A.N., 1952, Hypsometric (area altitude) analysis of erosional topology: Geological Society of America Bulletin, 63, p. 1,117-1,142.

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13

15

16

17

18 19

20

21

22

23

24

26 25

27

2

17

14

14

12

19

15

9 21

14

1 - BLACKSTONE

2 - BOSTON HARBOR

3 - BUZZARDS BAY

4 - CAPE COD

5 - CHARLES

6 - CHICOPEE

7 - CONNECTICUT

8 - DEERFIELD

9 - FARMINGTON

10 - FRENCH

11 - HOUSATONIC

12 - HUDSON

13 - IPSWICH

14 - ISLANDS

15 - MERRIMACK

16 - MILLERS

17 - NARRAGANSETT BAY

18 - NASHUA

19 - NORTH COASTAL

20 - PARKER

21 - QUINEBAUG

22 - SHAWSHEEN

23 - SOUTH COASTAL

24 - SuAsCo

25 - TAUNTON

26 - TEN MILE

27 - WESTFIELD

EXPLANATION

Basin Index 

* Strahler order - a method of stream ordering designed by Arthur N. Strahler in 1952.

Stream order only increases when tributaries to the next stream are of the same order. A first order tributary joining a second order tributary will not

change a stream to a third order if the later stream has already been assigned as second order. See example below.

(Circled numbers indicate the assigned Strahler order)

Strahler Order Method

1

1 2 2

2 3

1

1

1

1

1

2 2

BLACKSTONE 1 205

 2 58

 3 49

 4 10

 5 6

 total 328

BOSTON 1 117

 HARBOR 2 50

 3 26

 4 13

 total 206

BUZZARDS 1 112

 BAY 2 33

 3 3

 4 < 1

 total 148

CAPE COD 1 47

 2 5

 total 52

CHARLES 1 144

 2 41

 3 34

 4 50

 total 269

CHICOPEE 1 494

 2 159

 3 60

 4 69

 5 19

 total 801

CONNECTICUT 1 496

2 136

3 90

4 29

5 1

6 68

 total 820

DEERFIELD 1 213

2 66

3 51

4 27

5 19

 total 376

FARMINGTON 1 84

2 31

3 8

4 2

 total 125

FRENCH 1 57

2 14

3 14

4 5

 total 90

HOUSATONIC 1 223

2 92

3 59

4 43

5 9

 total 426

HUDSON 1 83

2 23

3 21

4 8

 total 135

IPSWICH 1 74

2 42

3 3

4 28

 total 147

ISLANDS 1 5

2 1

 total 6

MERRIMACK 1 148

2 49

3 29

4 6

5 1

6 1

7 39

 total 273

MILLERS 1 157

2 58

3 49

4 24

5 18

 total 306

NARRAGANSETT 1 72

 BAY 2 13

 3 12

 total 97

NASHUA 1 311

 2 90

 3 45

 4 37

 5 24

 total 507

NORTH 1 87

 COASTAL 2 11

 3 7

 total 105

PARKER 1 60

 2 27

 3 7

 total 94

QUINEBAUG 1 130

 2 43

 3 7

 4 16

 total 196

SHAWSHEEN 1 44

 2 10

 3 12

 4 11

 total 77

SOUTH 1 124

 COASTAL 2 44

 3 16

 4 9

 total 193

SuAsCo 1 213

 2 55

 3 49

 4 25

 5 19

 total 361

TAUNTON 1 242

 2 85

 3 71

 4 26

 5 24

 total 448

TEN MILE 1 39

 2 17

 3 5

 total 61

WESTFIELD 1 388

 2 111

 3 68

 4 30

 5 44

 total 641

Basin Stream Miles, by Strahler Order*

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Prepared in cooperation with the

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 2009-5227

Location of rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, and large wetlands—APPENDIX 1, FIGURE 1-1

Ostiguy, L.J., Weiskel, P.K., and Archfield, S.A., 2009

The Massachusetts Sustainable-Yield Estimator: A Decision-Support Tool to Assess Water Availability at Ungaged Sites in Massachusetts

Executive Office of Energy

and Environmental Affairs

100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900

Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Phone: 617-626-1000

Fax: 617-626-1181

MassDEP Headquarters

1 Winter Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Phone: 617-292-5500

Fax: 617-556-1049

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Massachusetts-Rhode Island Water Science Center

10 Bearfoot Rd

Northborough, Massachusetts 01532 

Phone: 508-490-5000

Fax: 508-490-5068

E N V I R O N M E N T A L

P R O T E C T I O N

M a s s a c h u s e t t s

D e p a r t m e n t

of

EXECUTIVE OFFICE of ENERGY

& ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

EXPLANATION

Hydrology—Showing waterbodies greater than or equal to

300,000 square meters, approximately 74 acres. Also showing

vegetative waterbodies greater than or equal to 600,000 square

meters, approximately 148 acres. 

Lake

Reservior

Wetland, marsh, swamp, bog

Tidal flats

Stream order—Based on NHDPlus Strahler order. 

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Seventh

Boundary

State

Town

Coast

Watershed

Location of Rivers, Streams, Lakes, Reservoirs, and Large Wetlands in Massachusetts

By

Lance J. Ostiguy, Peter K. Weiskel, and Stacey A. Archfield

2009