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The North River is a popular river for kayakers as well as for small boats. There are several locations to load into the water. One at Bridge Street in Norwell, Union Street in Marshfield, Chittenden Lane in Norwell, Driftway Park in Scituate and upriver close towards the end of the North River in Hanover, there is a public boat launch off of Indian Head Drive.
The Annisquam River is a tidal, salt-water estuary in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts, connecting Annisquam Harbor on the north to Gloucester Harbor on the south. The segment between Gloucester Harbor and the Newburyport/Rockport Line bridge is also known as the Blynman Canal .
Boston Harbor is a large harbor which constitutes the western extremity of Massachusetts Bay. The harbor is sheltered from Massachusetts Bay and the open Atlantic Ocean by a combination of the Winthrop Peninsula and Deer Island to the north, the hooked Nantasket Peninsula and Point Allerton to the south, and the harbor islands in the middle ...
Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States: Coordinates: Area: 134 acres (54 ha) [1] Named for: The extensive sand bank projecting into Ipswich Bay that appears at low tide and is a hazard when covered at high tide.
List of rivers of Massachusetts . 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.
The Assonet River is a major river of southeastern Massachusetts, along with the Taunton River. Throughout the history of colonial and early America, the river and its tributaries provided the power to run grist mills and saw mills, and later the Crystal Springs Bleachery. It provided for a minor port, and is also a prime location for herring runs.
Long Point is a peninsula located in Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, at the extreme tip of Cape Cod, as it curls back in on itself to create Provincetown Harbor. The Long Point Light was built on this point in 1827. The lighthouse once shared this peninsula with a settlement of fishermen that came to be known as Long Point ...
View of Segreganset River at low tide, Dighton, Massachusetts. The Segreganset River is a small river in Bristol County, Massachusetts that flows 9.6 miles (15.4 km) [1] in a southeasterly direction through Taunton and Dighton into the Taunton River. [2] Named tributaries include the Maple Swamp, Poppasquash Swamp, Sunken Brook and Cedar Swamp.