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A collection of beautiful waterfalls located in the state of Massachusetts. Like most of the New England states, Massachusetts has built many dams over the years to power its industries along its rivers which have wiped out some waterfalls and also created new ones.

Bash Bish Falls

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Bish Bash Falls is reportedly the tallest single drop waterfall in Massachusetts. It drops some 200 total feet but the single (or double as the case may be) drop at the end is roughly 60 feet. The falls is named for an Indian woman who was strapped to a canoe and sent over the falls as punishment for her alleged adultery. Her body was never found but Bish Bash was her name. Some have claimed to see her spirit roaming the water and area below the falls click here to read more.

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Shelburne Falls

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Shelburne Falls is located along the Deerfield River right in the town named for the falls in northwestern Massachusetts. The falls drop a total of 30 feet over several drops.

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Hundreds of potholes like the one below have been formed over the years at Shelburne Falls from the erosive action of the water here.

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Charles River Falls

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This waterfall is located along the Charles River west of Boston on the Needham-Dover line.

Turkey Hill Brook Falls

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Located in Moore State Park along Route 31 in Paxton, Massachusetts is the Turkey Hill Brook Falls. The brook falls some 90 feet here over a 400 foot span which made the spot ideal for water power and as many as 5 separate mills were constructed along the falls.

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Sanderson Brook Falls

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Waterfall located along the Sanderson Brook in western Massachusetts.

Mt. Greylock Waterfall

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This pretty waterfall is located in Mt. Greylock State Park in the north-western corner of the state.

Mt. Tom Falls

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This small but scenic waterfall is located in the Mt. Tom State Reservation near Holyoke in the western part of central Massachusetts.

Douglas Waterfall

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This man-made waterfall is located along Main Street in Douglas, Massachusetts just north of the Connecticut-Rhode Island-Massachusetts border area. To read about the largest man-made waterfalls in the world built by the Romans in 271 BC see Marmore Falls.

Dartmouth Falls?

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Believe this pretty waterfall is located near Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Millers River Falls

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Man-made waterfall located near Athol, Massachusetts.

Pawtucket Falls

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Pawtucket Falls is located in Lowell, Massachusetts where the Merrimac River drops some 32 feet. This photo was taken during a heavy rain and flood time, the falls are not normally this heavy in flow. At one time Lowell was one of the great manufacturing areas in the world and the Merrimac River provided the power that fueled the burgeoning textile industry in the city. The Lowell National Historic Park explains and illustrates the importance of Lowell during the Industrial Revolution and is well worth a visit to anybody traveling in the area. Here one can see and learn how America changed from an agrarian society to an industrial one. I found the information concerning how woman were able to leave farms and move to Lowell and support themselves working in the textile mills particularly fascinating.

Royalston Falls

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Located just outside of the town of West Royalston in north-central Massachusetts is 50 foot high Royalston Falls. Falling through the gorge carved out by Falls Brook, Royalston Falls can be reached by taking Route 32 North until just past the Newton Cemetery where you can park and take the yellow-blazed Tully Trail to the falls some 3/4 of a mile away.

Doane’s Falls

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Doane’s Falls is a series of waterfalls along Lawrence Brook that tumble a total of 157 feet with the largest single drop being some 25 feet which can be seen here at the top of the picture. Doane’s Falls is located on Athol Road just outside the town of Athol in north-central Massachusetts not too far from Royalston Falls. The falls were named for Authur Doane who operated a mill here in the 19th century.

Bears Den Falls

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Bears Den Falls is a 12 foot high waterfall that splits around some large rocks in the Middle Branch of the Swift River. The falls can be reached from a parking lot along Neilson Road just south of North New Salem in north-central Massachusetts.

Brigg’s Brook Falls

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This waterfall is located just north of Erving, Massachusetts along Brigg’s Brook and can be reached along Route 2.

Quabbin Reservoir

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Quabbin Reservoir was built in the 1930’s in the middle of Massachusetts to provide water for Boston. It is the largest body of water in the state and this waterfall I believe is located along the western part of the reservoir.

Herring Run

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Believe this is a man-made fish ladder waterfall located near Brewster out on Cape Cod.

To see more great New England Waterfalls see Beautiful New Hampshire Waterfalls.