Walker Brook (Massachusetts)

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Walker Brook at Blandford Road in Chester

Walker Brook is a brook in Hampden County, Massachusetts, in the United States. [1] [2] The brook collects runoff from the Berkshires and empties into the West Branch of the Westfield River in the town of Chester. The brook runs through a couple of campgrounds such as Walker Island Campground and Bonny Rigg Campground.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Walker Brook". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. "Walker Brook at Chester, MA". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-26.

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