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Eel River (Massachusetts)

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River mouth
  
Plymouth Harbor

Tributaries
  
Right: Shingle Brook

Source
  
Russell Millpond

Country
  
United States of America

Basin size
  
15 sq mi (39 km)

Length
  
6 km

Mouth
  
Plymouth Harbor

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Springs and small ponds above Russell Millpond

The Eel River is a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) river mostly in the village of Chiltonville in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Its headwaters are springs and small ponds above Russell Millpond. Its watershed encompasses approximately 15 square miles (39 km2). It flows along Plimoth Plantation and Plymouth Beach for about ½ mile before emptying into Plymouth Harbor between the beach and Manters Point.

Contents

Map of Eel River, Plymouth, MA, USA

Crossings

Below is a list of all crossings over the Eel River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.

  • Russell Mills Road
  • Route 3
  • Sandwich Road
  • River Street
  • Plimoth Plantation Highway
  • Warren Avenue (Route 3A)

    • Tributaries

    Shingle Brook is the only named tributary of the Eel River.

    References

    Eel River (Massachusetts) Wikipedia
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