Taunton River Watershed
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The Taunton River watershed or Taunton River basin is made up of {{convert|562|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} of rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands in southeastern Massachusetts, US. It is the second largest watershed in the state. Also, it is a significant part of a much larger multi-state watershed, the Narragansett Bay watershed.
The Taunton River watershed is mostly situated in Bristol County and western Plymouth County, while some portions of it extends into parts of southern Norfolk County.
The Taunton River watershed includes:
- 7 species of freshwater mussels
- 27 different habitat types
- 29 species of native fish
- 114 species of birds.
- {{convert|173|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} of canoeable river
- 221 lakes and ponds
- Hockomock Swamp of {{convert|16800|acre}}
Environmental advocacy
This is an incomplete list of environmental groups and organizations that advocate protecting, by legislation and grants, the Taunton River Watershed:
- Sheehan Family Foundation Grant
- Taunton River Watershed Alliance
- Taunton River Wild and Scenic Rivers Study
See also
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050904083951/http://ssnsc.org/sheehan_family_foundation_grant.htm Sheehan Family Foundation Grant Official Home Page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040217112803/http://www.amrivers.org/rivers/tauntonriver.htm American Rivers site] on the Taunton River.
- [http://www.wildlandstrust.org Taunton River Stewardship Program: The Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts Official Home Page]
- [http://www.savethetaunton.org/ Taunton River Watershed Alliance Official Home Page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040130163244/http://www.edc.uri.edu/RIatlas/watershed/Taunton.html University of Rhode Island: Taunton River Watershed] critical resource atlas.
- [http://www.tauntonriver.org/ TauntonRiver.org (The Taunton River Wild & Scenic River Study) Official Home Page]
- [http://www.glooskapandthefrog.org/ Taunton River Journal]
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Category:Landforms of Bristol County, Massachusetts
Category:Taunton, Massachusetts
Category:Watersheds of Massachusetts
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