Charles River
| Charles River Quinobequin | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Cities | Hopkinton, Cambridge, Boston |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Echo Lake |
| • location | Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States |
| • coordinates | 42°11′34″N 71°30′43″W / 42.19278°N 71.51194°W |
| • elevation | 350 ft (110 m) |
| Mouth | Boston Harbor |
• location | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
• coordinates | 42°22′14″N 71°3′13″W / 42.37056°N 71.05361°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 80 mi (130 km) |
| Basin size | 308 sq mi (800 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 302 cu ft/s (8.6 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.1 cu ft/s (0.0028 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 4,150 cu ft/s (118 m3/s) |
The Charles River (Massachusett: Quinobequin), sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles, is an 80-mile-long (129 km) river in eastern Massachusetts. It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, which doubles back on itself several times and travels through 23 cities and towns before reaching the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
- ^ "Charles River Watershed". The Charles River Watershed Association. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.