Pawtucket Falls (Massachusetts)

42°39′02.25″N 71°19′38.42″W / 42.6506250°N 71.3273389°W / 42.6506250; -71.3273389

Not to be confused with Pawtucket Gatehouse or Pawtucket Canal.
Pawtucket Falls
Pawtucket Falls and Pawtucket Dam viewed from Pawtucket Gatehouse in Lowell in May 2012
Pawtucket Falls when flooded in May 2006
Pawtucket Falls viewed from the same location during the 2006 New England flood
Pawtucket Falls around 1896
Pawtucket Falls around 1896

Pawtucket Falls is a waterfall on the Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts. The waterfall and rapids below it drop a total of 32 feet in a little under a mile,[1][2] and was an important fishing ground for the Pennacook Indians in pre-colonial times.

  1. ^ Lowell National Historical Park Handbook. "Seeds of Industry." Lowell National Historical Park. Retrieved 14 March 2010
  2. ^ The Merrimack River. Lowell National Historical Park. Retrieved 14 March 2010.