Monatiquot River

Monatiquot River
Origin	Braintree, Massachusetts
Mouth	Weymouth Fore River 42°13′25″N 70°58′03″W / 42.2236°N 70.9676°W / 42.2236; -70.9676 (Monatiquot River)Coordinates: 42°13′25″N 70°58′03″W / 42.2236°N 70.9676°W / 42.2236; -70.9676 (Monatiquot River)
Basin countries	United States
Length	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Source elevation	30 feet (9 m)
Mouth elevation	sea level
Basin area	28.7 square miles (74 km2)

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 / 42.19475°N 71.0127°W / 42.19475; -71.0127 (Monatiquot River source)) 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).

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.

• 

  Weymouth watershed

• 

  Monatiquot River and environs

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, U.S. Geological Survey. 24 February 1974. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:617876. Retrieved 2011-04-04.