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
Whitman, Massachusetts
Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,121 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located approximately south of Boston on the western edge of the ...
. 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
Hanson, which then flows southwest to
Robbins Pond. From there, the
Satucket River originates in Robbins Pond and meanders west to join the
Matfield River in
East Bridgewater, thence to the
Taunton River
The Taunton River, historically also called the Taunton Great River, is a river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It arises from the confluence of the Town River and Matfield River, in the town of Bridgewater. From there it ...
. Island Grove Pond formed in the 1700s when a dam was built on the Shumatuscacant River.
References
Taunton River WatershedMassachusetts Year 2006 Integrated List of Waters
Taunton River watershed
Rivers of Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Whitman, Massachusetts
Abington, Massachusetts
Rivers of Massachusetts
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