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Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. H.R. 503: February 5, 2014
The Nashua River, 37.5 miles (60.4 km) long, [2] is a tributary of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the United States.It is formed in eastern Worcester County, Massachusetts, at the confluence of the North Nashua River and South Nashua River, and flows generally north-northeast past Groton to join the Merrimack at Nashua, New Hampshire.
Through her tireless efforts Stoddart was able to get the first anti-water pollution bill enacted by any state in the US: the 1965 Massachusetts Clean Water Act. [3] Stoddart’s work did not stop with the passage of the 1965 legislation. She also founded the Nashua River Watershed Association.
The Stillwater River is part of the Nashua River watershed. This river is part of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority system that supplies drinking water to the greater Boston area. The Stillwater River rises in Princeton, Massachusetts, the watershed generally known as the Upper Worcester Plateau, or the Monadnock Upland.
Mill dam later used for cranberry bog water control. Gulf Brook Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2021 Pepperell: Gulf Brook: Nashua River: Mill dam was rebuilt in the 1970s for waterfowl. Owned by the Nashoba Conservation Trust. Millie Turner Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2015
The Wachusett Dam in Clinton, Massachusetts, impounds the Nashua River, creating the Wachusett Reservoir. Construction started in 1897 [2] and was completed in 1905. It is part of the Nashua River Watershed. This dam is part of greater Boston's water system, maintained and controlled by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA).
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The Quinapoxet River is part of the Nashua River watershed in northern Massachusetts in the United States. It is part of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority water system supplying drinking water to the greater Boston area. The river's name derives from the Nipmuc language, meaning "at the place of the little long pond" or "the long swamp."