The Cedar Swamp River is a small
river
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in
Lakeville, Massachusetts that flows
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 in a northwesterly direction through the western part of the town to where it forms the
Assonet River near the
Freetown
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line, just south of the village of
Myricks. It is a tributary of the
Taunton River.
The river is crossed by a railroad line that was originally built as the Taunton and New Bedford Railroad in 1840.
Old Rail History
/ref> It is now operated by CSX
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.
See also
* Taunton River Watershed
References
Rivers of Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Taunton River watershed
Rivers of Massachusetts
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