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On Sudbury River

The Sudbury River is a 32.7-mile tributary of the Concord River in eastern Massachusetts. It rises in Cedar Swamp in Westborough and flows northeast through Hopkinton, Southborough, Ashland, Framingham, Wayland, Sudbury, Lincoln and Concord. At Egg Rock in Concord it joins the Assabet River to form the Concord River, which flows on to the Merrimack River at Lowell. The river drains 162 square miles. Seven dams stand on its main stem, all upstream of the Wild and Scenic segment. In 1999 Congress added 16.6 miles of the river to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: a 14.9-mile Scenic segment from the Danforth Street Bridge in Framingham to the Route 2 bridge in Concord, and a 1.7-mile Recreational segment from there to Egg Rock. Below Wayland the river passes through Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury. More about Sudbury River.

Boating rules on Sudbury River

• Only boats without motors are allowed on the Sudbury River within the Sudbury Unit of Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge source
• Clean, drain and dry boats before and after use on different waterways, to limit the spread of invasive species (refuge request) source
• Fishing in the refuge is allowed from boats without motors on the river and from the launch areas; refuge ponds, pools and impoundments are closed to fishing source

Community

Where people who use Sudbury River talk about it.

• OARS - For the Assabet, Sudbury and Concord Rivers Association
• Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild & Scenic River Stewardship Council Association
• Suasco River Stewardship Council (RSC) (@SuascoRSC) Facebook
• Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Agency
• USGS 01098530 Sudbury River at Saxonville, MA (flow and stage gauge) Link
• Search Reddit: r/massachusetts Reddit
• Search all of Reddit for Sudbury River, Massachusetts Reddit

Nearby launches

• White Pond Carry-in Access · 2.1 mi · White Pond
• Sudbury Boat Launch · 2.5 mi
• Walden Pond Carry-in Access · 3.0 mi · Walden Pond
• Sudbury River (Little Farm Road) · 4.8 mi · Sudbury River
• Lake Cochituate · 6.0 mi · Lake Cochituate (North Pond)
• Lake Cochituate · 6.3 mi · Lake Cochituate (Middle Pond)