Watersheds

Beaver Dam Brook

There are many different kinds of watersheds.
Some of the different watersheds in Massachusetts are listed below:

Different watersheds in Massachusetts:
  • Boston Harbor watershed
    • Mystic River
    • Neponset River
    • Weymouth/Weir Rivers
  • Blackstone River watershed
  • Charles River watershed
  • Ipswich River watershed
  • North Coastal watershed
  • Shawsheen River watershed
  • South Coastal watershed
  • SuAsCo watershed
    • Sudbury
    • Assabet
    • Concord
  • Taunton River watershed.

A watershed is an area of land where all the access water flows. A watershed contains lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers, all flowing into one central area. It is important to protect our water sheds because we drink from them.

The water cycle defines watersheds. To learn more about the water cycle and how it affects and creates watersheds, visit the water cycle section of this website.