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Wicassic Falls
Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
Historic Merrimack River drop in Tyngsborough, now drowned by the downstream Pawtucket Dam. Slow riffles rather than a waterfall.
At a glance
Overview
Wicassic Falls was historically a drop on the Merrimack River near the Tyngsborough / Lowell line, now largely drowned out by the Pawtucket Dam pool downstream. What you see from Pawtucket Boulevard (Route 113) is a broad, slow river stretch with minor riffles, not a waterfall. Treat it as a historical reference; the active sites to visit on the Merrimack are at Pawtucket Falls in Lowell, not here.
- Also known as
- Wicasuck Falls, Wicassic Rips
- County
- Middlesex
- Region
- Merrimack Valley
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Cascade
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
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Getting there
View from Pawtucket Boulevard (Route 113) along the Tyngsborough/Lowell line. There is no active waterfall — expect a broad, slow river with light riffles and no formal pull-off.
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