Fore River (Massachusetts)
Appearance

Weymouth Fore River is a small bay or estuary in eastern Massachusetts and is part of the Massachusetts Bay watershed.
The headwater of Weymouth Fore River is formed by the
Germantown, gradually widening to nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) as it travels the final 2.0 miles (3.2 km) northeast before ending as it enters Hingham Bay
.
Recreation along Weymouth Fore River includes Smith Beach/Watson Park in East Braintree along the northwest shore near Weymouth Landing at the river's south end and Wessagussett Beach on the southeast shore in North Weymouth before the river enters Hingham Bay. The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum located in Quincy Point at the west end of the Fore River Bridge features USS Salem, a preserved heavy cruiser which is open to the public.
The major commercial enterprises located in the heavily industrialized area around the former shipyard include:
- Braintree
- Citgo Petroleum Corporation, major oil and gasoline distribution terminal
- Quincy
- Daniel J. Quirk, Inc., motor vehicle storage and distribution facility
- Jay Cashman, Inc., heavy construction and marine equipment services
- Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, sewage sludge heat-drying and pelletizing facility
- Quincy Bay Terminal Company, short line freight rail service to CSXT South Braintree
- Twin Rivers Technologies LP, oleochemical and biofuelproduction
- Weymouth
- Calpine Fore River Generating Station, natural gas and oil electricity generation
References
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2007-05-27.