Herring River (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)

Herring River is a river in Wellfleet, Massachusetts that includes a tidal estuary. As of 2014, there are plans and funding in place to restore the river, after the construction of a dike across the river in 1909 as a mosquito control project severely hampered the health of the estuary.[9][10]

Herring River Tributary to Wellfleet Harbor
Location of the mouth of the Herring River
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Barnstable
Physical characteristics
Source	Gull Pond
⁃ location	about 2 miles northeast of Wellfleet, MA[1]
⁃ coordinates	41°57′36″N 070°00′34″W[2]
⁃ elevation	6 ft (1.8 m)
Mouth	Wellfleet Harbor
⁃ location	Wellfleet, Massachusetts[3]
⁃ coordinates	41°55′30″N 070°03′28″W[4]
⁃ elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	4.93 mi (7.93 km)[5]
Basin size	7.52 square miles (19.5 km2)[6]
Discharge
⁃ location	Wellfleet, MA
⁃ average	11.7 cu ft/s (0.33 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Cod Bay[7]
Basin features
Progression	generally west
Population	2,360 (2010)[8]
Tributaries
⁃ right	Bound Brook