Assonet Bay is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar ...

in Assonet, a village within the town of

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. The

Assonet River The Assonet River is located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in a westerly direction through Freetown and joins ...

connects the waters of the bay with the

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References

External links

Assonet Bay Shores Association
Taunton River watershed Bodies of water of Bristol County, Massachusetts Bays of Massachusetts Freetown, Massachusetts {{BristolCountyMA-geo-stub