A watershed is is an area of land where all of the water collects in the same place.
In the Saugus River Watershed, streams, rivers, and rainfall all drain into the same outlet, Massachusetts Bay.
What is a watershed?The Saugus River Watershed
is approximately 23.3 square miles. It is located in an urban area and has been impacted by human activities for over 300 years.
It begins its headwaters at
Lake Quannapowitt.
The Saugus River flows out of Lake Quannapowitt and into the
Reedy Meadow National Natural Landmark.
Reedy Meadow is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in Massachusetts.
In Lynnfield, an intake and canal divert water from the Saugus River into
Hawkes Pond.
Hawkes Pond is a reservoir for the city of Lynn's public water supply.
The Saugus River flows through
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
before continuing to the
Rumney Marshes Area of Critical Environmental Concern,
one of the most biologically significant estuaries in Massachusetts.
The Saugus River empties into