Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers

A more lovely stream than this, for a mile above its junction with the Concord, has never flowed on earth (Nathaniel Hawthorne, Referring to the Assabet).
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Concord Hymn," About the Old North Bridge over the Concord River)
Designated Reach: April 9, 1999. The 14.9-mile segment of the Sudbury River beginning at the Danforth Street Bridge in the town of Framingham, downstream to the Route 2 Bridge in Concord. The 1.7-mile segment of the Sudbury River from the Route 2 Bridge downstream to its confluence with the Assabet River at Egg Rock. The 4.4-mile segment of the Assabet River beginning 1,000 feet downstream from the Damon Mill Dam in the town of Concord, to its confluence with the Sudbury River at Egg Rock in Concord. The 8-mile segment of the Concord River from Egg Rock at the confluence of the Sudbury and Assabet Rivers downstream to the Route 3 Bridge in the town of Billerica.
Classification/Mileage: Scenic -- 14.9 miles; Recreational -- 14.1 miles; Total -- 29.0 miles.
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