Charles River Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Charles River
The Longfellow Bridge crossing over the Charles River, connecting Boston and Cambridge, in winter
Charles, Mystic, and Neponset river watersheds
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Cities	Hopkinton, Cambridge, Boston
Physical characteristics
Main source	Echo Lake Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States 350 ft (110 m) 42°11′34″N 71°30′43″W / 42.19278°N 71.51194°W / 42.19278; -71.51194
River mouth	Boston Harbor Boston, Massachusetts, United States 0 ft (0 m) 42°22′14″N 71°3′13″W / 42.37056°N 71.05361°W / 42.37056; -71.05361
Length	80 mi (130 km)
Basin features
Basin size	308 sq mi (800 km²)

The Charles River is a river that runs between Boston and Cambridge in Massachusetts. It is 80 miles long and starts at Hopkinton, Massachusetts and ends at the Atlantic Ocean after feeding through the Boston Harbour.

Images for kids

View of the Charles River, Memorial Drive in Cambridge(foreground), and the Back Bay skyline at night
A sunny day on the Charles River Esplanade
Sailboats moored on the Charlestown side of the Charles River with Bunker Hill Monument in the distance
Sunset at Charles River in December 2010
American Shad (Alosa Sapidissima)
View of the Charles River, Community Rowing, Inc. and Boston from Nonantum.
The Charles River from the Boston side, facing Weld Boathouse and the main campus of Harvard University in Cambridge.
View of Charles River at Newton Upper Falls
Charles River under Echo Bridge in Newton
Charles River at Medfield-Millis town line
Charles River basin from an office tower in Boston.
Charles River Esplanade, 2013
Charles River Esplanade, 2013
View of the Charles River and Downtown Boston from the Boston University Bridge
John W. Weeks Bridge