Malden River

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The Malden River is a 2.3-mile-long (3.7 km)^[1] river in Malden, Medford, and Everett, Massachusetts. It is roughly 675 feet (206 m) wide at its widest point and is very narrow at its smallest point. Its banks are largely occupied by industrial business, and the river is scarcely used or even mentioned. Its water quality is worse than most local waters, including the Mystic River, into which it flows. The Mystic River Watershed Association is working and creating educational programs to help the environment. The Association works on projects to improve the Mystic River and tributaries, lakes and ponds and greenways along the waterfronts. Rivergreen Park is part of the Mystic Greenways and is along the Malden River. ^[2][3] The Friends of the Malden River organize clean-up events.^[4]

Most agree that the river is under-utilized. Projects like Rivers Edge (formerly TeleCom City) hope to promote recreational use of the river's banks. Currently, crew teams, including the Malden High School and the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, practice on the river because it is never crowded like the Charles River. Also, a state-of-the-art boat house is located in Medford on the west bank of the river, used by the Tufts University rowing team. ^[5]