The North Branch of the Westfield River (sometimes called the East Branch) starts at the town of

Savoy, Massachusetts Savoy is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 645 at the 2020 census. History Savoy began its existence within the Massachusetts ...

in the

Berkshires The Berkshires () are a highland geologic region located in the western parts of Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut. The term "Berkshires" is normally used by locals in reference to the portion of the Vermont-based Green Mountains that ex ...

. It flows southeasterly to the town of Cummington where it follows Route 9 to the junction with the Swift River. Here it turns sharply south and flows through the picturesque Pork Barrel region to West Chesterfield. It continues through a wilderness region to the Knightville Reservoir. From here it continues south for about 5 miles to

Huntington, Massachusetts Huntington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,094 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Originally Plantation Number 9 by the Cou ...

where it becomes the main branch of the

Westfield River The Westfield River is a major tributary of the Connecticut River located in the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley regions of western Massachusetts. With four major tributary branches that converge west of the city of Westfield, it flows (measured ...

. The Middle Branch and the West Branch join it in this section.

External links

Westfield River Watershed AssociationAmerican Whitewater description Knightville SectionAmerican Whitewater description Porkbarrel Section
Rivers of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Rivers of Hampshire County, Massachusetts Rivers of Massachusetts Dams in Massachusetts Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States {{Massachusetts-river-stub