Charles River

river in Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
Cities: Hopkinton , Cambridge , Boston
Source: Echo Lake
Location: Hopkinton , Massachusetts , United States
Coordinates: 42°11′34″N 71°30′43″W / 42.19278°N 71.51194°W / 42.19278; -71.51194
Elevation: 350 ft (110 m)
Mouth: Boston Harbor
Length: 80 mi (130 km)
Basin size: 308 mi (800 km )
Average: 302 cu ft/s (8.6 m /s)
Minimum: 0.1 cu ft/s (0.0028 m /s)
Maximum: 4,150 cu ft/s (118 m /s)

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Wikidata facts

Image: Longfellow pru.jpg
Length: 129

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Commons category: Charles River
watershed area: 798
discharge: 9
native label: Massachusetts River

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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 meandering route which doubles back on itself several times and travels through 23 cities and towns before reaching the Atlantic Ocean.

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