Monatiquot River

The Monatiquot River is a 4.9-mile-long (7.9 km)[1] river in Braintree, Massachusetts, formed by the confluence of the Farm River and Cochato River (42°11′41″N 71°00′46″W) in the Braintree Municipal Golf Course, flowing in swampy meanders to the northeast, and emptying into the tidal Weymouth Fore River estuary. Its drainage area is 28.7 square miles (74 km2).

Monatiquot River
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBraintree, Massachusetts
  elevation30 feet (9 m)
Mouth 
  location
Weymouth Fore River
  coordinates
42°13′25″N 70°58′03″W
  elevation
sea level
Length4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Basin size28.7 square miles (74 km2)

The river was a key aspect of colonial Braintree for its river herring. Later its strong flow was useful for early industry such as grist mills. It has remained a relatively clean river to date, with wildlife including birds, turtles, muskrats and fish, but recently has been polluted by sediments from the Graziano Inc. concrete batching operation.

The river was also where Paul Revere operated a nail mill from when he was alive until the 1860s when the Mill was retooled. That nail company has since moved to southeastern Massachusetts and is still in business today producing nails on the same equipment installed during that 1860s retooling.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • United States Geological Survey
  • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
  • "Monatiquot River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 24 February 1974. Retrieved 2011-04-04.


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