Shumatuscacant River (Massachusetts) map

The Shumatuscacant River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 river running through Abington and

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. It forms part of the Taunton River Watershed. The river arises in a wetland just west of Vineyard Road, Abington, and flows to Poor Meadow Brook in

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, which then flows southwest to Robbins Pond. From there, the Satucket River originates in Robbins Pond and meanders west to join 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 ...

in East Bridgewater, thence to the Taunton River. Island Grove Pond formed in the 1700s when a dam was built on the Shumatuscacant River.

References

Taunton River Watershed

Massachusetts Year 2006 Integrated List of Waters
Taunton River watershed Rivers of Plymouth County, Massachusetts Whitman, Massachusetts Abington, Massachusetts Rivers of Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-river-stub