Sevenmile River (Tenmile River)
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The Sevenmile River or Seven Mile River is a
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which flows through
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states of
Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
and
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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 begins in
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at an unnamed pond along Peck Road, near the town line with
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. From its source, it flows roughly due south through North Attleborough and
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, then into
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where it flows into the Ten Mile River.


Crossings

Below is a list of all crossings over the Sevenmile River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. *North Attleborough **High Street **Metcalf Road **Hoppin Hill Avenue ( MA 120) **South Washington Street (
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) **Draper Avenue ** Interstate 295 **Old Post Road *Attleboro **West Street ( MA 123) **Read Street **Roy Avenue **Pitas Avenue **
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**County Street


Tributaries

*Hoppin Hill Brook *Four Mile Brook *Two Mile Brook * Tannery River *Sweedens Swamp Brook


See also

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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 ...
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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 ...
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Ten Mile River (Seekonk River) The Ten Mile River is a river within the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately and drains a watershed of .United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
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