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The 'Taunton River', historically also called the 'Taunton Great River', is a river in southern Massachusetts in the United States. It arises from the confluence of the Town River and Matfield River, near the Paper Mill Village neighborhood of the town of Bridgewater. From there in northern Bristol County, it flows southward, past the city of Taunton and ultimately ends after flowing past the Borden Flats in the town of Somerset and into Mount Hope Bay, an arm of Narragansett Bay. Battleship Cove, the world's largest museum of warships, is located on the Fall River side of the river at its confluence with Mount Hope Bay, beneath the Braga Bridge.
The total length of the river is 44 miles (71 km). It has a watershed of 562 square miles (1,456 km²). The river's watershed includes the Hockomock Swamp, the largest remaining wetland in the state.
The river is currently under study for possible inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River System. The Taunton River is the principal river that makes up the Taunton River Watershed.

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See also

★ Fall River, Massachusetts

★ List of Massachusetts rivers

★ Taunton, Massachusetts

★ Three Mile River

★ Weetamoo

★ List of crossings of the Taunton River

External links

★ American Rivers site on the Taunton River.

★ Taunton River Stewardship Program: The Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts

★ Taunton River Watershed Alliance

★ University of Rhode Island: Taunton River Watershed critical resource atlas.

★ TauntonRiver.org
Taunton River Journal http://www.glooskapandthefrog.org/