How do people use the Ipswich River?
Since the Ipswich River provides drinking water to 335,000 people and thousands of businesses in 14 communities, this use of the river is most widely known. However, the river, streams, lakes and ponds also provide recreation, including canoeing and kayaking, other boating, swimming and wading, and fishing. The watershed lands provide many other recreational opportunities, including walking and hiking, on- and off-road biking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, birding and nature observations, hunting, golf and even clamming Link to IPSWATCH recreation page.
