The Mill River is a
river
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in the
U.S.
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states of
and
Rhode Island
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. It flows approximately .
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011
Course
The river rises at North Pond in
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
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, near
Interstate 495. From there, the river flows south into
Worcester County where it forms the boundary between
Upton and
Milford Milford may refer to:
Place names Canada
* Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia
* Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia
* Milford, Ontario
England
* Milford, Derbyshire
* Milford, Devon, a place in Devon
* Milford on Sea, Hampshire
* Milford, Shro ...
. It continues south through
Hopedale,
Mendon, and
Blackstone to Rhode Island, where the rivers flows through
Woonsocket
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to its confluence with the
Blackstone River
The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 48 mi (80 km) and drains a watershed of approximately 540 sq. mi (1,400 km2). Its long history of industrial use has left ...
.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Mill River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*Hopkinton
**Elm Street
**West Elm Street
**West Main Street
*Upton
**Reservoir Road
**East Street
**Fiske Mill Road
*Hopedale
**West Street (
MA 140)
**Freedom Street
**Mendon Street
**Mill Street
*Mendon
**Hartford Avenue
**Bellingham Street
**Colonial Drive
*Blackstone
**Elm Street
**Summer Street
*Woonsocket
**Privilege Street (
RI 114
Route 114 is a numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It connects the city of Newport to the city of Woonsocket. Route 114 was a major north–south artery for its entire length until the arrival of the Interstate H ...
)
**East School Street
Tributaries
In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks also feed the Mill:
*Muddy Brook
*Round Meadow Brook
*Hop Brook
*Quick Stream
See also
*
List of rivers in Massachusetts
List of rivers of Massachusetts (U.S. state).
All Massachusetts rivers flow to the Atlantic Ocean. The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name, arranged travellin ...
*
List of rivers in Rhode Island
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rivers in bold are considered major rivers either geographically or historically.
By stream network
All rivers eventually empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Rivers are listed in order from we ...
References
*Maps from the
United States Geological Survey
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Rivers of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Rivers of Worcester County, Massachusetts
Rivers of Providence County, Rhode Island
Rivers of Massachusetts
Rivers of Rhode Island
Tributaries of Providence River
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