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Browse all 47 Rivistry river pages by state, watershed, and region. Each page connects a river to its monitoring context and source information.

Massachusetts

31 rivers

SuAsCo watershed

Massachusetts · SuAsCo watershed

Sudbury River

Explore public water-quality data, monitoring context, and recent river highlights for the Sudbury River in Massachusetts.

Southborough → ConcordView river page →

Massachusetts · SuAsCo watershed

Assabet River

Follow the Assabet River through central Massachusetts with Rivistry's public monitoring summaries and river science context.

Westborough → ConcordView river page →

Massachusetts · SuAsCo watershed

Concord River

Explore the Concord River and learn how public measurements help explain changing conditions across the watershed.

Concord → LowellView river page →

Greater Boston

Massachusetts · Greater Boston

Charles River

Explore water-quality context for the Charles River from the western suburbs through Boston Harbor.

Watertown → Boston HarborView river page →

Massachusetts · Greater Boston

Mystic River

Explore public monitoring context for the Mystic River and its urban watershed.

Arlington → Boston HarborView river page →

Massachusetts · Greater Boston

Neponset River

Explore the Neponset River, recent official signals, and explanations of the measurements used to understand river health.

Canton → Boston HarborView river page →

Massachusetts · Greater Boston

Malden River

Trace this urban tributary from Malden and Everett to its confluence with the Mystic.

Malden → Mystic RiverView river page →

Massachusetts · Greater Boston

Saugus River

Explore the Saugus from its inland headwaters through tidal marshes to Lynn Harbor.

Wakefield → Lynn HarborView river page →

Northeast Massachusetts

Massachusetts · Northeast Massachusetts

Merrimack River

Follow the Merrimack River across northeastern Massachusetts and explore its monitoring context.

Lowell → NewburyportView river page →

Massachusetts · Northeast Massachusetts

Shawsheen River

Follow the Shawsheen through Bedford, Tewksbury, Andover, and Lawrence to the Merrimack.

Bedford → LawrenceView river page →

North Shore

Massachusetts · North Shore

Ipswich River

Explore Ipswich River monitoring context, watershed information, and recent river highlights.

North Reading → Ipswich BayView river page →

Massachusetts · North Shore

Parker River

Explore the Parker from inland wetlands through Newbury's tidal landscape.

Georgetown → Plum Island SoundView river page →

Central Massachusetts

Massachusetts · Central Massachusetts

Blackstone River

Explore the Blackstone River and learn how water-quality measurements reflect a changing industrial watershed.

Worcester → BlackstoneView river page →

Massachusetts · Central Massachusetts

Nashua River

Follow the Nashua north through central Massachusetts to the New Hampshire state line.

Clinton → PepperellView river page →

Massachusetts · Central Massachusetts

French River

Explore the French River through Oxford, Webster, and Dudley on its way south.

Leicester → ConnecticutView river page →

Massachusetts · Central Massachusetts

Quinebaug River

Trace the Quinebaug through the lakes and communities of south-central Massachusetts.

Sturbridge → DudleyView river page →

Western Massachusetts

Massachusetts · Western Massachusetts

Connecticut River

Explore the Connecticut River through western Massachusetts with public monitoring context and river science explanations.

Northfield → HolyokeView river page →

Massachusetts · Western Massachusetts

Deerfield River

Trace the Deerfield River and explore public measurements, source information, and recent highlights.

Charlemont → MontagueView river page →

Massachusetts · Western Massachusetts

Westfield River

Explore the Westfield as its branches leave the Berkshire highlands and join on the way to the Connecticut River.

Hilltowns → AgawamView river page →

Massachusetts · Western Massachusetts

Millers River

Follow the Millers east-to-west through Athol, Orange, and Erving to the Connecticut River.

Athol → Connecticut RiverView river page →

Southeastern Massachusetts

Massachusetts · Southeastern Massachusetts

Taunton River

Explore the Taunton River and the public data used to understand its freshwater and tidal reaches.

Bridgewater → Mount Hope BayView river page →

Massachusetts · Southeastern Massachusetts

Ten Mile River

Explore this compact urban watershed through North Attleborough, Attleboro, and Seekonk.

Plainville → SeekonkView river page →

Massachusetts · Southeastern Massachusetts

Wading River

Follow the Wading through forest, wetland, and developing communities toward the Three Mile River.

Mansfield → RehobothView river page →

Massachusetts · Southeastern Massachusetts

North River

Trace the South Shore's scenic North River through Hanover, Pembroke, and Marshfield.

Hanover → Massachusetts BayView river page →

Berkshires

Massachusetts · Berkshires

Housatonic River

Explore Housatonic River monitoring context from the Berkshires to the Connecticut border.

Pittsfield → SheffieldView river page →

Massachusetts · Berkshires

Hoosic River

Trace the Hoosic north through Adams and North Adams toward Vermont and New York.

Cheshire → WilliamstownView river page →

Cape Cod

Massachusetts · Cape Cod

Herring River

Explore the tidal Herring River system through Wellfleet's marshes and Cape Cod Bay.

Wellfleet → Cape Cod BayView river page →

Connecticut

8 rivers

Connecticut Valley

Connecticut · Connecticut Valley

Connecticut River

Follow the Connecticut through the heart of the state from Enfield and Hartford toward the tidal lower river.

Enfield → Middle HaddamView river page →

Connecticut · Connecticut Valley

Farmington River

Trace the Farmington from its cool upper reaches through Simsbury and into the Connecticut River watershed.

Winsted → FarmingtonView river page →

Western Highlands

Connecticut · Western Highlands

Housatonic River

Explore the Housatonic from the western hills through New Milford and Derby to Long Island Sound.

New Milford → StratfordView river page →

Connecticut · Western Highlands

Naugatuck River

Follow the recovering Naugatuck through its historic mill cities toward the Housatonic confluence.

Torrington → DerbyView river page →

Central Coast

Connecticut · Central Coast

Quinnipiac River

Trace the Quinnipiac south through Wallingford and North Haven to the tidal New Haven Harbor.

Meriden → New HavenView river page →

Connecticut · Central Coast

Norwalk River

Explore the Norwalk from Ridgefield and Wilton through the city to Long Island Sound.

Ridgefield → Norwalk HarborView river page →

Eastern Connecticut

Connecticut · Eastern Connecticut

Thames River

Follow the tidal Thames from the Shetucket–Yantic confluence at Norwich to Long Island Sound.

Norwich → New LondonView river page →

Connecticut · Eastern Connecticut

Quinebaug River

Trace the Quinebaug through the Quiet Corner toward its meeting with the Shetucket system.

Putnam → NorwichView river page →

New Hampshire

8 rivers

North Country

New Hampshire · North Country

Connecticut River

Follow the Connecticut from New Hampshire's northern headwaters south along the Vermont border.

Pittsburg → West LebanonView river page →

White Mountains

New Hampshire · White Mountains

Pemigewasset River

Trace the Pemigewasset from the White Mountains through Lincoln and Plymouth to the Merrimack.

Franconia Notch → FranklinView river page →

New Hampshire · White Mountains

Saco River

Follow the Saco from Crawford Notch through Bartlett and Conway toward Maine.

Crawford Notch → ConwayView river page →

Merrimack Valley

New Hampshire · Merrimack Valley

Contoocook River

Explore the Contoocook through the Monadnock foothills and central New Hampshire to the Merrimack.

Jaffrey → PenacookView river page →

Seacoast & Monadnock

New Hampshire · Seacoast & Monadnock

Lamprey River

Trace the Lamprey through forests, farms, and tidal Newmarket on its way to Great Bay.

Northwood → NewmarketView river page →

New Hampshire · Seacoast & Monadnock

Ashuelot River

Follow the Ashuelot from the Monadnock highlands through Keene to the Connecticut River.

Washington → HinsdaleView river page →