Centerville River Explained

Centerville River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Massachusetts
Source1:Wequaquet Lake
Source1 Location:NW of Hyannis
Source1 Coordinates:41.6603°N -70.335°W
Source1 Elevation:33feet
Mouth:Atlantic Ocean
Mouth Location:E of Osterville
Mouth Coordinates:41.6251°N -70.3647°W[1]
Mouth Elevation:0feet

Centerville River is a river in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It drains out of Wequaquet Lake northwest of Hyannis, flows through Craigville, and empties into the Centerville Harbor[2] which drains into the Atlantic Ocean east of Osterville. According to the Bicentennial history book commissioned by the Town of Barnstable ("Seven Villages of Barnstable"), the drainage path was natural below Pine Street, but was excavated by unemployed Civil War veterans in 1867. This work was paid for by the Town. Coincidentally, a "Nine Mile Pond Fishing Company" was chartered for extracting herring from Lake Wequaquet at the same time.

References

  1. 615684 . Centerville River . 2018-08-18 .
  2. 615683 . Centerville Harbor . 2018-08-18 .