Shumatuscacant River (Massachusetts) map

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, United States. The population was 15,121 at the 2020 census. It is notable as being the place where the chocolate chip cookie was invented. History Whitman was first settled by Europeans in ...

. It forms part of the

Taunton River Watershed An USGS map of the Taunton River Watershed The Taunton River watershed or ''Taunton River basin'' is made up of of rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands in southeastern Massachusetts, US. It is the second largest watershed in the state. A ...

. The river arises in a wetland just west of Vineyard Road, Abington, and flows to

Poor Meadow Brook Poor Meadow Brook is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 stream within the Taunton River Watershed in southeastern Massachusetts. The stream runs from a wetlan ...

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, which then flows southwest to Robbins Pond. From there, the

Satucket River The Satucket River is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in southeastern Massachusetts within the Taunton River Watershed. It flows generally west from ...

originates in Robbins Pond and meanders west to join the

Matfield River The Matfield River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It flows south through the town of East Bridgewater to a co ...

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 the ...

. Island Grove Pond formed in the 1700s when a dam was built on the Shumatuscacant River.

References

Taunton River Watershed

Massachusetts Year 2006 Integrated List of Waters
Taunton River watershed Rivers of Plymouth County, Massachusetts Whitman, Massachusetts Abington, Massachusetts Rivers of Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-river-stub