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All Massachusetts rivers flow to the Atlantic Ocean . The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name.

BY DRAINAGE BASIN

Gulf Of Maine north of Cape Ann

Blackwater River

Merrimack River

--- Back River (Newburyport)

--- Back River (Merrimac, Massachusetts)

--- Beaver Brook

--- Cochichewick River

--- Concord River

-- Assabet River

-- Sudbury River

--- East Meadow River

--- Indian River

--- Little River

--- Nashua River

-- Nissitissit River

-- North Nashua River

- Whitman River

-- Quinapoxet River

-- Squannacook River

-- Still River

-- Stillwater River

--- Powwow River

-- Back River (Powwow River)

--- Salmon Brook

--- Shawsheen River

---''Souhegan River (NH)''

-- South Branch Souhegan River

--- Spicket River

Parker River

--- Little River

--- Mill River

Rowley River

--- Egypt River

--- Muddy River

--- Roger Island River

Eagle Hill River

Ipswich River

--- Miles River

--- Martins Brook

-- Skug River

Castle Neck River

Essex River

Annisquam River

--- Little River

Massachusetts Bay

Danvers River

Forest River

Saugus River

--- Mill River

--- Pines River

Mystic River

--- Aberjona River

--- Malden River

Charles River

--- Mill River

--- Stop River

--- West Branch Charles River

Neponset River

--- East Branch Neponset River

Weymouth Fore River

--- Monatiquot River

-- Cochato River

-- Farm River

- Blue Hill River

Weymouth Back River

--- Fresh River

--- Mill River

-- Old Swamp River

Weir River

--- Crooked Meadow River

-- Plymouth River

Bound Brook In 1640 Bound Brook formed the border between the Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colonies.

--- Aaron River

North River

--- East Branch North River

--- Indian Head River

-- Drinkwater River

--- West Branch North River

South River

Back River (Massachusetts Bay)

--- Duck Hill River

-- Bourne Wharf River

--- Great Wood Island River

--- Little Wood Island River

--- Pine Point River

Bluefish River

Jones River

Town Brook

Eel River

Boat Meadow River

Pamet River

Little Pamet River

Herring River (5 streams, all on Cape Cod )

Nantucket Sound

Mitchell River

Oyster Pond River

Andrews River

Swan Pond River

Bass River

Parkers River

Centerville River

--- Bumps River

Marstons Mill River

Santuit River

Mashpee River

Quashnet River

Childs River

Coonamesset River

Martha's Vineyard

Tiasquam River

Wild Harbor River

Pocasset River

Wareham River

--- Agawam River

--- Broad Marsh River

--- Crooked River

--- Wankinco River

Weweantic River

Sippican River

--- East Branch Sippican River

--- West Branch Sippican River

Mattapoisett River

Nasketucket River

Acushnet River

--- Keene River

Slocums River

--- Paskamanset River

Westport River

--- East Branch Westport River

-- Shingle Island River

- Copicut River

--- West Branch Westport River

Narragansett Bay

Taunton River

--- Assonet River

-- Cedar Swamp River

--- Canoe River

--- Cotley River

--- Forge River

--- Matfield River

-- Salisbury Plain River

-- Satucket River

- Shumatuscacant River

Stream River

--- Mill River

-- Snake River

--- Nemasket River

--- Quequechan River

--- Segreganset River

--- Three Mile River

-- Rumford River

-- Wading River

--- Town River

-- Hockomock River

--- Winnetuxet River

Lees River

Cole River

Kickamuit River

''Warren River (RI)''

---''Barrington River (RI)''

-- Runnins River

--- Palmer River

-- East Branch Palmer River

-- West Branch Palmer River

''Seekonk River (RI)''

--- Blackstone River

-- Abbott Run

--''Branch River (RI)''

-''Clear River (RI)''

''Nipmuc River (RI)''

--- Chockalog River

-- Peters River

-- Middle River

-- Mill River

-- Mumford River

-- Quinsigamond River

-- West River

--- Ten Mile River

-- Bungay River

-- Seven Mile River

Long Island Sound

''Thames River (RI)''

---''Shetucket River (RI)''

-- Quinebaug River

- French River

Little River

--- South Fork Little River

Connecticut River

--- Chicopee River

-- Quaboag River

- East Brookfield River

Sevenmile River

--- Cranberry River

- Fivemile River

-- Swift River (Ware River)

- Quabbin Reservoir

East Branch Fever Brook

East Branch Swift River

Middle Branch Swift River

West Branch Fever Brook

West Branch Swift River

-- Ware River

- Burnshirt River

- East Branch Ware River

- Prince River

- West Branch Ware River

--- Deerfield River

-- Bear River

-- Chickley River

-- Cold River

-- Green River

- East Branch Green River

- West Branch Green River

-- North River (Deerfield River)

-- South River (Deerfield River)

--- Fall River

--- Farmington River

-- West Branch Farmington River

- Buck River

- Clam River

--- Fort River

--- Manhan River

-- North Branch Manhan River

--- Millers River

-- North Branch Millers River

-- Otter River

-- Tully River

- East Branch Tully River

- West Branch Tully River

--- Mill River (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

-- North Branch Mill River

-- South Branch Mill River

--- Mill River (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)

-- East Branch Mill River

-- West Branch Mill River

--- Mill River (Hatfield, Massachusetts)

--- Mill River (North Amherst, Massachusetts)

---''Salmon Brook (CT)''

-- East Branch Salmon Brook

--- Sawmill River

--- Scantic River

--- Westfield River

-- Little River (Westfield River, North)

-- Little River (Westfield River, South)

-- Middle Branch Westfield River

-- Swift River (Westfield River)

- North Branch Swift River

-- West Branch Westfield River

Housatonic River

---''Blackberry River (CT)''

-- Whiting River

--- East Branch Housatonic River

-- Green River

--- Hop Brook

-- Mad River

--- Konkapot River

-- Umpachene River

--- Southwest Branch Housatonic River

--- West Branch Housatonic River

--- Williams River

New York Harbor

''Hudson River (NY)''

--- Hoosic River / Hoosac River

-- Green River

-- North Branch Hoosic River

ALPHABETICALLY

Aaron River

Abbott Run

Aberjona River

Acushnet River

Agawam River

Andrews River

Annisquam River

Assabet River

Assonet River

Back River (Merrimac, Massachusetts)

Back River (Newburyport)

Back River (Powwow River)

Barrington River

Bass River

Bear River

Beaver Brook

Blackstone River

Blackwater River

Blue Hill River

Bluefish River

Boat Meadow River

Bourne Wharf River

Broad Marsh River

Buck River

Bumps River

Bungay River

Burnshirt River

Canoe River

Castle Neck River

Cedar Swamp River

Centerville River

Charles River

Chickley River

Chicopee River

Childs River

Chockalog River

Clam River

Cochato River

Cochichewick River

Cold River

Cole River

Concord River

Connecticut River

Coonamesset River

Copicut River

Cotley River

Cranberry River

Crooked River

Deerfield River

Drinkwater River

Duck Hill River

Eagle Hill River

East Branch Green River

East Branch Housatonic River

East Branch Mill River

East Branch Neponset River

East Branch North River

East Branch Palmer River

East Branch Salmon Brook

East Branch Sippican River

East Branch Swift River

East Branch Tully River

East Branch Ware River

East Branch Westport River

East Brookfield River

East Meadow River

Eel River

Egypt River

Essex River

Fall River

Farm River

Farmington River , East and West Branches

Fivemile River

Forest River

Forge River

Fort River

French River

Fresh River

Green River

Hockomock River

Hoosic River / Hoosac River

Housatonic River

Indian Head River

Indian River

Ipswich River

Jones River

Keene River

Kickamuit River

Konkapot River

Lees River

Little Pamet River

Little River

Little Wood Island River

Long Pond River

Mad River

Malden River

Manhan River

Marstons Mill River

Mashpee River

Matfield River

Mattapoisett River

Merrimack River

Middle Branch Swift River

Middle Branch Westfield River

Middle River

Miles River

Mill River

Millers River

Mitchell River

Monatiquot River

Muddy River

Mumford River

Mystic River

Nashua River

Nasketucket River

Nemasket River

Neponset River

Nissitissit River

North Branch Hoosic River

North Branch Manhan River

North Branch Mill River

North Branch Millers River

North Branch Swift River

North Nashua River

North River (Deerfield River)

North River (Massachusetts Bay)

Old Swamp River

Otter River

Oyster Pond River

Palmer River

Pamet River

Parker River

Parkers River

Paskamanset River

Peters River

Pine Point River

Pines River

Plymouth River

Pocasset River

Powwow River

Prince River

Quaboag River

Quashnet River

Quequechan River

Quinapoxet River

Quinebaug River

Quinsigamond River

Quiquechan River

Roger Island River

Rowley River

Rumford River

Runnins River

Salisbury Plain River

Santuit River

Satucket River

Saugus River

Sawmill River

Sevenmile River

Scantic River

Segreganset River

Seven Mile River

Shawsheen River

Shingle Island River

Shumatuscacant River

Sippican River

Skug River

Snake River

South Branch Mill River

South Branch Souhegan River

South Fork Little River

South River

Southwest Branch Housatonic River

Spicket River

Squannacook River

Still River

Stillwater River

Stop River

Stream River

Sudbury River

Swan Pond River

Swift River (Ware River)

Swift River (Westfield River)

Sudbury River

Taunton River

Ten Mile River

Three Mile River

Tiasquam River

Town Brook

Town River

Tully River

Umpachene River

Wading River

Wankinco River

Ware River

Wareham River

Weir River

West Branch Charles River

West Branch Farmington River

West Branch Fever Brook

West Branch Green River

West Branch Housatonic River

West Branch Mill River

West Branch North River

West Branch Palmer River

West Branch Sippican River

West Branch Swift River

West Branch Tully River

West Branch Ware River

West Branch Westfield River

West Branch Westport River

West River

Westfield River

Westport River

Weweantic River

Weymouth Back River

Whiting River

Whitman River

Wild Harbor River

Williams River

Winnetuxet River

REFERENCES

USGS Geographic Names Information Service

''Professor Higbee's Stream Map of New England''. (1995). Vivid Publishing, Inc. .