Coles Brook is a small stream that begins east of Pine Street in
Rehoboth MA, and flows in a southwest direction to Central Pond and the
James V. Turner Reservoir and the on the border of
Seekonk, Massachusetts
Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Massachusetts border with Rhode Island. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth. The population was 15,531 at the 2020 census. Until 1862, the town o ...
and
East Providence, Rhode Island
East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 47,139 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-largest city in the state.
Geography
East Providence is located between the Providence and Seekonk ...
. It is a tributary of the
Ten Mile River.
The brook is about long and has three small dams along its course. It flows through the Caratunk wildlife reservation in
Seekonk, which has large portions of open space and wildlife, and is the site of Native American Camps, where artifact have been uncovered.
The Coles Brook is on the
EPA
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list of
impaired waterways, due to pathogens, although it has still been rated a Class B waterway, fishable and swimmable.
[U.S. EPA - Waterbody Assessment and TDML Status in Seekonk, Massachusetts, 2008]
Tributaries
Dry Brook, Cascading Brook, and Muskrat Brook are the only tributaries of the Coles River, though it has several streams that also feed it.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Coles Brook. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*Rehoboth
**Homestead Avenue
**Sweeney Road
*Seekonk
**Pine Street
**Fairway Drive
**Tompson Drive
**Newman Avenue (
MA 152)
References
Rivers of Bristol County, Massachusetts
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