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Neponset River access points and trip distances, Massachusetts

4 access points (4 public) along 14.8 river miles of the Neponset River in Massachusetts. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Bade Canoe Launch
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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42.17780, -71.18952 13.4
13.4Boat ramp near Pine Tree Brook
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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42.26943, -71.06552 1.2
14.7Boat ramp near Sagamore Creek (west ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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42.27697, -71.05332 0.1
14.8Boat ramp near Sagamore Creek (east ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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42.27844, -71.05128 end

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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