The Sippican River ("long river") is a short river in
,
United States
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.
The Sippican River is long,
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 arising from east and west branches in the towns of
Mattapoisett,
Marion Marion may refer to:
People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
*Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
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(once known as Sippican), and
Rochester, Massachusetts
Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,717 at the 2020 census.
History
Rochester was settled in 1679 on the lands called "Sippican" by the local Wampanoags, along the coast of Buzzards Bay. ...
. Each branch flows through a complex system of
cranberry bog
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s and
reservoir
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
s, and empties a short distance away through
Wareham into
Buzzards Bay
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near the
Weweantic River mouth
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.
As of 2006, efforts are underway to restore the native
alewife population to the river.
References
Marion, Massachusetts
Rochester, Massachusetts
Wareham, Massachusetts
Rivers of Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Rivers of Massachusetts
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