Ten Mile River (Seekonk River) | |
Map: | Ten Mile River Basin, Massachusetts (USGS).jpg |
Map Size: | 250px |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Rhode Island and Massachusetts |
Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
Subdivision Name3: | Massachusetts: Norfolk and Bristol counties. Rhode Island: Providence County. |
Source1 Location: | Savage Pond in Plainville, Massachusetts |
Source1 Coordinates: | 42.021°N -71.3578°W |
Mouth Location: | Seekonk River in East Providence, Rhode Island |
Mouth Coordinates: | 41.838°N -71.3708°W |
River System: | Narragansett Bay River System |
Basin Size: | 54mi2 |
Length: | 22miles |
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 .[1]
The North Attleborough National Fish Hatchery is located in its upper reaches, and the river offers stocked trout fishing in the spring.
The Ten Mile River was badly polluted in the mid 1900s but has subsequently been remediated. Although there are still issues with metals and sediments in the water, the river and nearly all its tributaries are now designated as Class B waters (fishable, swimmable).
The river begins at Savage Pond, near the corner of High and Chestnut Streets, in Plainville, Massachusetts. From there, it flows generally south through North Attleborough, Attleboro and Seekonk before entering Rhode Island and flowing through Pawtucket and East Providence where it flows over the Omega Dam into the Seekonk River.
Below is a list of all crossings over the Ten Mile River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks and rivers feed the Ten Mile: