The Salisbury Plain River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Plymouth County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, south of Boston. As of the 2020 census, the population was 530,819. Its county seats are Plymouth and Brockton. In 1685, the county was created by the Plymouth General Court, t ...
that flows from the city of
Brockton into the towns of
West Bridgewater and
East Bridgewater where it joins the
Matfield River The Matfield River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It flows south through the town of East Bridgewater to a co ...
, a major tributary of the
Taunton River.
[USGS Quadrangle Map]
The Salisbury Plain River flows through the heart of
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population is 105,643 as of the 2020 United States Census. Along with Plymouth, it is one of the two county seats of Plymouth County. It is the sixth-largest city in Mas ...
, once a major shoe manufacturing center. The river is formed by several smaller streams, including Trout Brook, Cary Brook, and Salisbury Brook.
See also
*
Taunton River Watershed
References
Rivers of Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Taunton River watershed
Brockton, Massachusetts
Rivers of Massachusetts
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