| Everywhere you go, you are in a watershed for a river, stream, lake, pond or coastal embayment. A watershed is also called a drainage basin -- it's the area of land from which water flows downhill into a particular body of water.
The map below shows the major watersheds in Massachusetts.
Many watersheds have local citizen groups who are working on protecting and restoring their rivers and streams. To find out who to contact in your watershed, follow the link below the map (click on a watershed name to jump to the contact information) or call the Riverways Program at (617) 626-1540.
Please note a link to a site does not necessarily constitute an endorsement.
Hudson River Watershed
Hoosic
Hoosic River Watershed Association
P.O. Box 667
Williamstown, MA 02167
(413)458-2742
hoorwa@berkshire.net
http://www.hoorwa.org/
Kinderhook
Bashbish
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Housatonic River Watershed
Housatonic Valley Association
PO Box 251, 1383 Pleasant St.
South Lee, MA 01260
413-394-9676
dregan@hvatoday.org
http://www.hvatoday.org
Housatonic River Restoration, Inc.
P.O. Box 472
Great Barrington, MA 01230
413-528-3391 (tel) 413-528-5224 (fax)
river@restorehousatonic.com
Housatonic River Restoration
Housatonic River Initiative/HousatonicRiverkeeper
Box 321
Lenoxdale, Massachusetts 01242
413-243-3353
http://www.housatonic-river.com/
Great Barrington Housatonic River Walk
P.O. Box 1018
Great Barrington, MA 01230
413-528-3391
river@gbriverwalk.org
http://www.gbriverwalk.org/
Berkshire Environmental Action Team
27 Highland Ave
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Jane Winn
413-442-6815
team@thebeatnews.org
http://www.thebeatnews.org
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Deerfield River Watershed
Deerfield River Watershed Association
15 Bank Row, Suite A
Greenfield, MA 01301
Deerfield River Watershed
Association
Friends of the Green River
Friends of the Green River
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Westfield River Watershed
Westfield River Watershed Association
167 Whitaker Rd.
Westfield, MA 01085
(413)532-7290
Westfield River Watershed
Association
Westfield River Interactive Atlas
Westfield River Wild and Scenic Committee
P.O. Box 397
Huntington, MA 01050
Carrie Banks
413-268-3129
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Farmington River Watershed
Farmington River Watershed Association
749 Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-4442
Farmington River Watershed Association
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Connecticut River Watershed
Connecticut River Watershed Council
15 Bank Row
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 772-2020
crwc@ctriver.org
http://www.ctriver.org
Nuestras Raices
329 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
413-535-1789
dross@nuestras-raices.org
http://www.nuestras-raices.org/
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Millers River Watershed
Millers River Watershed Council
100 Main Street
Athol, MA 01331
978-248-9491
http://www.millersriver.net/mrwc/
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Chicopee River Watershed
http://www.chicopeewatershed.org/
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Quinebaug River Watershed
The Last Green Valley (formerly the Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc.)
P.O. Box 29, 111 Main Street
Danielson, CT 06239
mail@tlgv.org
http://www.tlgv.org
French River Watershed
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Nashua River Watershed
Nashua River Watershed Association
592 Main St.
Groton, MA 01450
(978)448-0299, alfutterman@nashuariverwatershed.org
Nashua River Watershed Association
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Blackstone River Watershed
Blackstone River Watershed Association
271 Oak St.
Uxbridge, MA 01569
(508) 278-5200,
info@thebrwa.org
Blackstone River Watershed
Association
Blackstone River Watershed Council
P.O. Box 8068
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 334-5003
treelady@cox.net
http://www.blackstoneriver.org
Blackstone Headwaters Coalition
P.O. Box 70688
Quinsig Village
Worcester, MA 01607
508-753-6087 ext. 24
coffin@mwisp.net
http://www.clarku.edu/bwhc/
Blackstone River Coaltion
Karen Mateleska
508-793-3726
karenmatel@hotmail.com
http://www.zaptheblackstone.org/home/home.html
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Merrimack River Watershed
Merrimack River Watershed Council
600 Suffolk St., 4th floor
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 275-0120
ecoughlin@merrimack.org
Merrimack River Watershed Council
Powow River Watershed Association
153 Pleasant Valley Rd.
Amesbury, MA 01913
Powow River Watershed Association
Lawrence Greens
P.O. Box 43
Lawrence, MA 01842
lawrencegreens@yahoo.com
Groundwork Lawrence
60 Island Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
978-974-0770
http://www.groundworklawrence.org
Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust
P.O. Box 7162
Lowell, MA 01852
978-934-0030
http://www.lowelllandtrust.org
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Sudbury, Assabet and Concord River Watershed
SuAsCo Watershed Community Council
118 Great Rd., Suite 200
Stow, MA 01775
http://www.suasco.org
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council
617-223-5225
http://www.sudbury-assabet-concord.org/
a. Assabet
Organization for the Assabet River
9 Damonmill Square, Suite 1E
Concord, MA 01742
(978)369-3956
Organization for the Assabet River
b. Sudbury
Sudbury Valley Trustees
P.O. Box 7
Wayland, MA 01778
Sudbury Valley Trustees
Hop Brook Protection Association
rriggert@comcast.com
http://www.hopbrook.org/index.htm
Sudbury River Watershed Organization
freddie@sudburyriver.org
http://www.sudburyriver.org/
c. Concord
River Meadow Brook Association/ Concord River Watershed
24 Chelmsford St.
Chelmsford, MA 01824
(978) 256-1485
River Meadow Brook Association
Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust
P.O. Box 7162
Lowell, MA 01852
978-934-0030
http://www.lowelllandtrust.org
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Shawsheen River Watershed
Shawsheen River Watershed Association
978-851-9505
bobotter@aol.com
Shawsheen River Watershed Association
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Parker River Watershed
Parker River Clean Water Association
P.O. Box 798
Byfield, MA 01922
(978)948-2341
Parker River Home Page
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Ipswich River Watershed
Ipswich River Watershed Association
143 County Road,
Ipswich, MA
978-412-8200
Mailing Address:
P.O. BOX 57, Ipswich, MA 01938
irwainfo@ipswichriver.org
Ipwich River Watershed Association
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North Coastal Watershed
Saugus River Watershed Council
P.O. Box 1092
Saugus, MA 01906
Saugus River Watershed Council
Salem Sound Coastwatch
201 Washington St. Suite 9
Salem, MA 01970,
(978) 741-7900, info@salemsound.org
Salem Sound Coastwatch
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Mystic River Watershed
Mystic River Watershed Association
20 Academy St.
Suite 203
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3438
contact@mysticriver.org
Mystic River Watershed Association
Friends of Alewife Reservation
186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Suite 304
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-661-1730
http://www.friendsofalewifereservation.org
Friends of the Mystic River
http://www.fomr.org
P.O.Box 560083
W. Medford, MA 02156-0083
mystic02155@hotmail.com
Groundwork Somerville
P.O. Box 441033
Somerville, MA
02144
617-628-9988
info@groundworksomerville.org
http://www.groundworksomerville.org/home1.htm
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Neponset River Watershed
Neponset River Watershed Association
2173 Washington St.
Canton, MA 02021
(781)575-0354, staff@neponset.org
Neponset River Watershed Association
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Weymouth & Weir
Fore River Watershed Association
P.O. Box 692102
Quincy, MA 02269-2102
781-331-2700
E-mail: info@foreriver.org
Fore River Watershed Website
Weir River Watershed Association
P.O. Box 1112
Hull, MA 02045
781-925-5544
Weir River Watershed Association
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Charles River Watershed
Charles River Watershed Association
190 Park Road
Weston, MA 02493
781-788-0007
Charles River Watershed Association
Charles River Conservancy
c/o EF Center Boston
One Education St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
617-619-2850
http://www.charlesriverconservancy.org/
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South Coastal Watershed
North & South Rivers
North & South Rivers Watershed Association
P.O. Box 43
Norwell, MA 02061
North & South Rivers Watershed Association
First Herring Brook Watershed Initiative
150 Old Oaken Bucket Road
Scituate, MA 02066
LnKrs@mediaone.net
First Herring Brook Watershed Initiative
South Coastal Shore
Jones River Watershed Association
PO Box 73, Kingston, MA 02364
Phone: 781.582.2500
http://www.jonesriver.org/
Eel River Watershed Association
52 Clifford Rd.
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 747-0493
http://www.eelriver.org/index.php
Pembroke Watershed Association
P.O. Box 368
Pembroke, MA 02359
Contact: Dotti MacInnes
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Cape Cod Watershed
Cape Cod Commission
3225 Main St.
P.O. Box 226
Barnstable, MA 02630-0226
508-362-3828
Cape Cod Commission
Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod
The Barnstable House
3010 Main Street
P.O. Box 398
Barnstable, MA 02630
Phone 508-362-4226
Email info@apcc.org
http://www.apcc.org
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Islands Watershed
Cape Cod Commission
3225 Main St.
P.O. Box 226
Barnstable, MA 02630-0226
508-362-3828
Cape Cod Commission
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Buzzards Bay Watershed
The Coalition for Buzzards Bay
114 Front Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
508-999-6363
http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org
Westport River Watershed Alliance
P.O. Box 3427, 1151 Main Rd.
Westport, MA 02790
Westport River Watershed Alliance
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Taunton River Watershed
Taunton River Watershed Alliance
P.O. Box 1116
Taunton, MA 02780
(508)828-1101
director@savethetaunton.org
www.savethetaunton.org
Taunton River Wild and Scenic Stewardship Committee
88 Broadway
Taunton, MA 02780
http://www.tauntonriver.org
Green Futures
Fall River, MA
info@greenfutures.org
http://www.greenfutures.org
The Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts
P.O. Box 2282
Duxbury, MA 02331
781-394-9018
wtsm@wildlandstrust.org
http://www.wildlandstrust.org
(TEAMS) The Environmental Advocates for Massachusetts, Southeast
P.O. Box 898
Lakeville, MA 02347
http://www.teams-on-web.org
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Narragansett Bay & Mt. Hope Bay Shore Watershed
Palmer River Watershed Alliance
151 Anawan St.
Rehoboth, MA 02769
Pokanoket Watershed Alliance
phoebeleed@mac.com
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Ten Mile River Watershed
Ten Mile River Watershed Council
info@tenmileriver.net
Ten Mile River Watershed Council
Ten Mile River Watershed Alliance
P.O. Box 823
Attleboro, MA 02705
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