Ipswich River

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The Ipswich River is a coastal river in northeastern Massachusetts known for its winding course through wetlands and forests before emptying into Ipswich Bay.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal river
river
country United States
crossedBy Interstate 95 in Massachusetts
U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean basin
emptiesInto Ipswich Bay
environmentalIssue low summer flows
periodic drought-related fish kills
water withdrawals for municipal supply
flowsThrough Boxford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Danvers, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Hamilton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Ipswich, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Lynnfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Middleton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
North Andover, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
North Reading, Massachusetts
Peabody, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Reading, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Topsfield, Massachusetts
Wenham, Massachusetts
Wilmington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
hasEcosystemType freshwater river
tidal estuary near mouth
hasNearbyProtectedArea Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
hasOrganization Ipswich River Watershed Association
hasWatershed Ipswich River watershed
knownFor forested river corridor
recreational canoeing and kayaking
wildlife habitat
winding course through wetlands
length approximately 45 miles
locatedIn Massachusetts
locatedInCounty Essex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
locatedInRegion Northeastern Massachusetts
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Ipswich Bay
partOf New England coastal rivers
sourceLocation Burlington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Wilmington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
state Massachusetts
usedFor municipal water supply
recreation
wildlife observation
watershedArea approximately 155 square miles


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