Photos from all parts of the River

These pictures portray how we have depended on the Mystic River for industrial development. It's been straightened, culverted, dumped in, leaked in, and diverted.

For further information, we have maps of polluted sites, a history of industrial development, and water quality studies. See the Department of Environmental Protection to learn about pollution regulation.


Junction of Mystic River and Alewife Brook


Arsenic Brook



Amelia Earhart Dam on the Mystic River


Drainage ditch


Drainage ditch


MacDonald Stream, Medford


Malden River


Holding pond


Boston skyline, looking downstream to dam


Sampling wells


Well H