Assabet River Stream Watch

Organization for
the Assabet River
9 Damonmill Sq., Suite 1E
Concord, MA 01742
Tel. (978-369-3956)

Streams - Cold Harbor

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Pictoral Tour of Cold Harbor Brook, Northborough

Rocky Pond	Looking downstream from Reservoir St.
Cold Harbor Brook is a medium-sized tributary of the Assabet River that flows out of Rocky Pond in Boylston. It passes under Central St. and Reservoir St. before entering Northborough, where it makes its way along Church St and under Rt. 290.
Cold Harbor Brook forms this pleasant pool	StreamWatch gaging site
The stream then forms a couple of small pools in some attractive property between Crawford St. and Fisher St. and travels along behind Crawford St., passing under West St. and then Cherry St., where the staff gage for the StreamWatch program is located.
Farmhouse and fields near Cold Harbor Brook	The flood from the beaver dam killed these trees
The area surrounding Cold Harbor Brook along Crawford St. from Church St. south to West Main St. is owned by the Department of Environmental Management and is maintained as a flood plain, although hayfields are still mowed in the northern part of the area.	Downstream of Cherry St., the brook was dammed by beavers, creating a swampy area.
The Lincoln Street School	Cold Harbor Brook flows under Church St.
After flowing behind a residential neighborhood and under Lincoln St., Cold Harbor Brook skirts the playground of the Lincoln Street School and makes its way to the center of town, passing under Church St.
Wallace Pond
Cold Harbor Brook then flows into Wallace Pond before ducking under Hudson St. and into the Assabet.