Millers River
| Millers River | |
|---|---|
Millers River at Millers Falls, Massachusetts | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of Bear Meadow Brook and Bluefield Brook, Ashburnham, Massachusetts |
| • elevation | 1,124 feet (343 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Connecticut River at Millers Falls, Massachusetts |
• elevation | 175 feet (53 m) |
| Length | 52 mi (84 km) |
| Basin size | 390 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,000 cu ft/s (28 m3/s) |
The Millers River is a 52.1-mile-long (83.8 km) river in northern Massachusetts, originating in Ashburnham and joining the Connecticut River just downstream from Millers Falls, Massachusetts. Sections of the river are used for whitewater kayaking, and a section upriver is popular with flatwater racers (canoe racing), and the river is known locally as a good place for pike fishing.