Herring River (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
Herring River is a river in Wellfleet, Massachusetts that includes a tidal estuary. As of 2014, there are plans and funding in place to restore the river, after the construction of a dike across the river in 1909 as a mosquito control project severely hampered the health of the estuary.[9][10]
| Herring River Tributary to Wellfleet Harbor | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Herring River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Counties | Barnstable |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gull Pond |
| • location | about 2 miles northeast of Wellfleet, MA[1] |
| • coordinates | 41°57′36″N 070°00′34″W[2] |
| • elevation | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Mouth | Wellfleet Harbor |
• location | Wellfleet, Massachusetts[3] |
• coordinates | 41°55′30″N 070°03′28″W[4] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 4.93 mi (7.93 km)[5] |
| Basin size | 7.52 square miles (19.5 km2)[6] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Wellfleet, MA |
| • average | 11.7 cu ft/s (0.33 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Cod Bay[7] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally west |
| Population | 2,360 (2010)[8] |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Bound Brook |
References
- "Wellfleet Topo Map, Barnstable County MA (Wellfleet Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "GNIS Detail - Herring River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Wellfleet Topo Map, Barnstable County MA (Wellfleet Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "GNIS Detail - Herring River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Herring River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Herring River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Herring River Tidal Restoration Project". National Park Service. July 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- Bragg, Mary Ann (13 October 2014). "Officials announce $600k grant for Herring River restoration project". Cape Cod Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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