List of rivers of Massachusetts

Gulf of Maine north of Cape Ann

• Blackwater River
  • Little River

Merrimack River watershed

• Merrimack River
  • Back River (Merrimack River tributary)
  • Powwow River
    • Back River (Lake Attitash)
    • Back River (Powwow River tributary)
  • Artichoke River
  • Indian River
  • East Meadow River
  • Little River
  • Cochichewick River
  • Shawsheen River
  • Spicket River
  • Concord River
    • Assabet River
    • Sudbury River
  • Beaver Brook
  • Salmon Brook
  • Nashua River
    • Nissitissit River
    • Squannacook River
    • Still River
    • South Nashua River
    • North Nashua River
      • Whitman River
      • Phillips Brook
    • Quinapoxet River
    • Stillwater River
  • Souhegan River (New Hampshire)
    • South Branch Souhegan River
• Parker River
  • Little River
  • Mill River
• Rowley River
  • Roger Island River
  • Egypt River
• Eagle Hill River
• Ipswich River
  • Miles River
  • Martins Brook
    • Skug River
• Castle Neck River
• Essex River
  • Farm Creek
  • Walker Creek
• Annisquam River
  • Jones River
  • Little River
  • Mill River

Massachusetts Bay

• Danvers River
  • North River
  • Bass River
• Forest River
• Saugus River
  • Pines River
  • Mill River
• Mystic River
  • Chelsea Creek
  • Island End River
  • Malden River
  • Alewife Brook
    • Little River
  • Aberjona River

Boston Harbor watershed

• Charles River
  • Muddy River
  • Stop River
  • Mill River
  • West Branch Charles River
  • Stony Brook (Waltham)
  • Stony Brook (Boston) (covered culvert)
• Neponset River
  • Canton River, a.k.a. East Branch Neponset River
  • Mother Brook
• 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

Cape Cod Bay

Map showing Cape Cod Bay and other major waters off Massachusetts

• Green Harbor River
• Back River
  • Pine Point River
  • Great Wood Island River
  • Little Wood Island River
  • Duck Hill River
    • Bourne Wharf River
• Bluefish River
• Jones River
• Town Brook
• Eel River
• Boat Meadow River
• Pamet River
• Little Pamet River
• Herring River (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)

Nantucket Sound

• Mitchell River
• Oyster Pond River
• Andrews River
• Red River
• Swan Pond River
• Bass River
• Parkers River
• Centerville River
  • Bumps River
• Marstons Mill River
• Little River
• Santuit River
• Mashpee River
• Quashnet River
• Childs River
  • Seapit River
• Coonamesset River

Martha's Vineyard

• Tiasquam River

Buzzards Bay

• Wild Harbor River
• Pocasset River
• Back River
• Wareham River
  • Crooked River
  • Broad Marsh River
  • Agawam River
  • Wankinco River
• Weweantic River
  • Sippican River
    • East Branch Sippican River
    • West Branch Sippican River
• Mattapoisett River
• Nasketucket River
• Acushnet River
  • Keene River
• Little River
• Slocums River
  • Paskamanset River
• Westport River
  • East Branch Westport River
    • Shingle Island River
      • Copicut River
  • West Branch Westport River

Narragansett Bay

Taunton River watershed

• Taunton River
  • Quequechan River
  • Assonet River
    • Cedar Swamp River
  • Segreganset River
  • Three Mile River
    • Rumford River
    • Wading River
  • Mill River
    • Snake River
      • Canoe River
  • Forge River
  • Cotley River
  • Nemasket River
  • Winnetuxet River
  • Matfield River
    • Satucket River
      • Poor Meadow Brook
        • Shumatuscacant River
          • Stream River
    • Salisbury Plain River
  • Town River
    • Hockomock River
• Lees River
• Cole River
• Kickamuit River
• Warren River (Rhode Island)
  • Barrington River (Rhode Island)
    • Runnins River
  • Palmer River
    • East Branch Palmer River
    • West Branch Palmer River

Blackstone River watershed

• Seekonk River (Rhode Island)
  • Ten Mile River
    • Wilde River
    • Sevenmile River
    • Bungay River
  • Blackstone River
    • Abbott Run
    • Peters River
    • Mill River
    • Branch River (Rhode Island)
      • Clear River (Rhode Island)
        • Nipmuc River (Rhode Island)
          • Chockalog River
    • West River
    • Mumford River
    • Quinsigamond River
    • Middle River
      • Kettle Brook

Long Island Sound

Connecticut River watershed

• Thames River (Connecticut)
  • Shetucket River (Connecticut)
    • Quinebaug River
      • French River
        • Little River
          • South Fork Little River
• Connecticut River
  • Farmington River (Connecticut)
    • East Branch Farmington River (Connecticut)
      • Hubbard River
    • West Branch Farmington River
      • Clam River
        • Buck River
      • Fall River (Farmington River tributary)
  • Scantic River
    

    Westfield River watershed
  • Westfield River
    • Great Brook
    • Little River (Westfield River, South)
    • West Branch Westfield River
    • Middle Branch Westfield River
    • Little River (Westfield River, North)
    • Swift River
      • North Branch Swift River
  • Mill River (Springfield, Massachusetts)
    • North Branch Mill River
    • South Branch Mill River
  • Chicopee River
    • Quaboag River
      • East Brookfield River
        • Sevenmile River
          • Cranberry River
        • Fivemile River
    • Ware River
      • Swift River
        • Quabbin Reservoir
          • West Branch Swift River
          • East Branch Swift River
          • East Branch Fever Brook
          • West Branch Fever Brook
          • Middle Branch Swift River
      • Prince River
      • Burnshirt River
      • East Branch Ware River
      • West Branch Ware River
  • Stony Brook
  • Manhan River
    • North Branch Manhan River
  • Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts)
    • East Branch Mill River
    • West Branch Mill River
  • Fort River
  • Mill River (Hatfield, Massachusetts)
  • Mill River (Hadley, Massachusetts)
  • Sawmill River
  • Deerfield River
    • Green River (Deerfield River tributary)
    • South River
    • Bear River
    • North River
      • East Branch North River
      • West Branch North River
    • Chickley River
    • Cold River
      • Green River (Cold River tributary)
  • Fall River (Connecticut River tributary)
  • Millers River
    • Tully River
      • East Branch Tully River
      • West Branch Tully River
    • Otter River
    • Priest Brook
    • North Branch Millers River

Housatonic River watershed

• Housatonic River
  • Blackberry River (Connecticut)
    • Whiting River
  • Konkapot River
    • Umpachene River
  • Green River
  • Williams River
  • Hop Brook
    • Mad River
  • West Branch Housatonic River
    • Southwest Branch Housatonic River
  • East Branch Housatonic River

Hoosic River watershed

New York Harbor

• Hudson River (New York)
  • Kinderhook Creek
  • Hoosic River
    • Green River
    • North Branch Hoosic River