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Housatonic River Initiative

HRI: Working for a fishable, swimmable river since 1992.

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Alford, MA information and maps

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about the town

  • Land Size: 11.57 square miles
  • Population: 399
  • Population density: 34.49/sq.mi.

Alford was settled in 1750. It has no stores, no motels or hotels, and not a single gas station. The Main Street has a church, a town hall and a one room school house; the buildings are all historic. Alford's population is approximately 400, and they all enjoy the landscape of beautiful trees, brooks, and mountains.

Southwestern Massachusetts, bordered by West Stockbridge on the north; Great Barrington on the east; Egremont on the south; and Hillsdale and Austerlitz, New York, on the west. Alford is 24 miles south of Pittsfield and 140 miles west of Boston.

streams and ponds:

  • Alford Brook
  • Scribner Brook
  • Tom Ball Brook
  • Green River

More data from the EPA:

Assessment Data for Housatonic Watershed, Year 2002

GE/Housatonic River Site in New England

real-time stream discharge data

Obtain real-time stream discharge data (updated every 4 hrs.) for the Housatonic River (links open new browser window):

Outdoor Recreation Map

This statewide map (map is in a pdf file) shows you all the Wildlife Management Areas, State Parks, State Boat Launches and Wildlife Viewing Sites. Hard copies of the map are available for free at MassWildlife offices, State Parks and at the Public Access Board office.