Eel River (Massachusetts)

Eel River
Footbridges over the Eel River
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSprings and small ponds above Russell Millpond
Mouth 
 • location
Plymouth Harbor
Length3.9 mi (6.3 km)
Basin size15 sq mi (39 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightShingle Brook

The Eel River is a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) river mostly in the village of Chiltonville in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Its headwaters are springs and small ponds above Russell Millpond. Its watershed encompasses approximately 15 square miles (39 km2). It flows along Plimoth Plantation and Plymouth Beach for about ½ mile before emptying into Plymouth Harbor between the beach and Manters Point.