Ten Mile River (Seekonk River tributary)

(Redirected from Thacher River) River in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, United States

Ten Mile River (Seekonk River)
At Freeman Street in North Attleborough
The Ten Mile River watershed within Massachusetts.
Location
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Counties	Massachusetts: Norfolk and Bristol counties. Rhode Island: Providence County.
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Savage Pond in Plainville, Massachusetts
• coordinates	42°01′16″N 71°21′28″W / 42.0210°N 71.3578°W / 42.0210; -71.3578

Mouth
• location	Seekonk River in East Providence, Rhode Island
• coordinates	41°50′17″N 71°22′15″W / 41.8380°N 71.3708°W / 41.8380; -71.3708
Length	22 miles (35 km)
Basin size	54 square miles (140 km)
Basin features
River system	Narragansett Bay River System

The Ten Mile River is a river within the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 22 miles (35 km) and drains a watershed of 54 square miles (140 km).

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).

Course

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.

Crossings

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

Plainville
- High Street
- Fuller Street
- West Bacon Street
- Cooney Avenue
North Attleborough
- Broad Street
- North Washington Street
- Fisher Street
- East Washington Street (U.S. 1) (Twice)
- Chestnut Street
- East Washington Street (U.S. 1)
- Mount Hope Street
- Towne Street
- Freeman Street
- Cedar Road
Attleboro
- Interstate 295
- Interstate 95
- West Street
- Water Street
- Mechanic Street
- Hodges Street
- County Street (MA 123)
- Wall Street
- Olive Street
- Lamb Street
- Thacher Street
- Tiffany Street
- Bridge Street
Seekonk
- Pond Street
Pawtucket
- Central Avenue
- Armistice Boulevard (RI 15)
East Providence
- Newman Avenue (RI 152)
- Pleasant Street
- Pawtucket Avenue (U.S. 1A/RI 114)
- North Broadway
- Roger Williams Avenue
- Providence & Worcester Railroad Bridge

Tributaries

In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks and rivers feed the Ten Mile:

Scotts Brook
Mire Brook
Rattlesnake Brook
Bungay River
Thacher Brook
North Brook
South Brook
Sevenmile River
Hidden Hollow Brook
Daggett Farm Brook
Wilde River
Coles Brook (not to be confused with Cole River)

Grassroots organizations

Friends of the Ten Mile River Watershed

References

Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District Archived June 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Maps from the United States Geological Survey
Friends of the Ten Mile and Bucklin Brook

Rivers of Massachusetts by drainage system

Atlantic Ocean

Buzzards Bay	Acushnet River Agawam River Back River Copicut River Crooked River Mattapoisett River Nasketucket River Paskamanset River Pocasset River Sippican River Slocums River Wankinco River Westport River Weweantic River
Nantucket Sound	Bass River Bumps River Childs River Coonamesset River Mashpee River Mitchell River Oyster Pond River Popponesset Creek Quashnet River Santuit River
Others	Tiasquam River

Gulf of Maine

Cape Cod Bay	Bluefish River Eel River Herring River Jones River Little Pamet River Pamet River Town Brook
Massachusetts Bay	Aberjona River Alewife Brook Canton River Charles River Chelsea Creek Cochato River Fore River Fresh River Indian Head River Malden River Millers River Monatiquot River Muddy River Mystic River Neponset River North River Saugus River Stony Brook (Boston) Stony Brook (Waltham) Stop River Weir River Weymouth Back River
Merrimack River Watershed	Artichoke River Assabet River Back River Beaver Brook Cochichewick River Concord River Little River Merrimack River Nashua River Nissitissit River North Nashua River Phillips Brook Powwow River Quinapoxet River Salmon Brook Shawsheen River Souhegan River South Branch Souhegan River South Nashua River Spicket River Squannacook River Stillwater River Sudbury River Trout Brook Vine Brook Whitman River
Others	Annisquam River Blackwater River Eagle Hill River Egypt River Ipswich River Jericho Creek Roger Island River Rowley River Skug River

Long Island Sound

Connecticut River Watershed	Burnshirt River Chapel Brook Chicopee River Connecticut River Cranberry River Deerfield River East Brookfield River Farmington River Fall River Five Mile River Green River Hubbard River Manhan River Mill River (Northampton) Mill River (Springfield) Millers River Mirey Brook North Branch Millers River North Branch Westfield River North River Otter River Quaboag River Scantic River Seven Mile River Tarbell Brook Ware River Westfield River
Housatonic River Watershed	Housatonic River Konkapot River Schenob Brook Umpachene River
Thames River Watershed	French River Quinebaug River

Narragansett Bay

Mount Hope Bay (Taunton River Watershed)	Assonet River Canoe River Cedar Swamp River Cocasset River Cotley River Forge River Hockomock River Matfield River Mill River Nemasket River Poor Meadow Brook Quequechan River Rumford River Salisbury Plain River Satucket River Segreganset River Shumatuscacant River Snake River Taunton River Three Mile River Town River Wading River Winnetuxet River
Providence River Watershed	Abbott Run Blackstone River Bungay River Chockalog River Mill River Mumford River Peters River Quinsigamond River Sevenmile River Tannery River Ten Mile River West River Wilde River
Others	Barrington River Cole River Coles Brook Kickemuit River Lees River Palmer River Runnins River

Upper New York Bay

Hudson River Watershed	Hoosic River Kinderhook Creek

Rivers of Rhode Island by drainage system

Block Island Sound

Point Judith Pond	Saugatucket River

Long Island Sound

Little Narragansett Bay (Pawcatuck River Watershed)	Ashaway River Beaver River Chipuxet River Flat River (Wood) Green Fall River Pawcatuck River Queen River Usquepaug River Wood River
Thames River Watershed	Moosup River

Narragansett Bay

Pettaquamscutt River Watershed	Mattatuxet River Pettaquamscutt River
Potowomut River Watershed	Hunt River Potowomut River
Providence River Watershed	Abbott Run Big River Blackstone River Branch River Carr River Chepachet River Chockalog River Clear River Congdon River Flat River (South Branch Pawtuxet) Mill River Millers River Mishnock River Moshassuck River Moswansicut River Nipmuc River Nooseneck River North Branch Pawtuxet River Pascoag River Pawtuxet River Peters River Pocasset River Ponaganset River Providence River Seekonk River Sevenmile River South Branch Pawtuxet River Stillwater River Ten Mile River West River Wilde River Woonasquatucket River
Sakonnet River Watershed	Maidford River Maiford River Quaket River Sakonnet River
Warren River Watershed	Barrington River Palmer River Runnins River Warren River
Others	Annaquatucket River Kickemuit River Maskerchugg River Pine River

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Tributaries	Abbott Run Big River Blackstone River Branch River Bungay River Carr River Chepachet River Chockalog River Clear River Congdon River Flat River Mill River Millers River Mishnock River Moshassuck River Moswansicut River Mumford River Nipmuc River Nooseneck River North Branch Pawtuxet River Pascoag River Pawtuxet River Peters River Pocasset River Ponaganset River Providence River Quinsigamond River Seekonk River Sevenmile River South Branch Pawtuxet River Stillwater River Tannery River Ten Mile River Thacher River West River (MA) West River (RI) Wilde River Woonasquatucket River

Providence River Watershed

Tributaries

External links

Providence Journal video of Ten Mile River Greenway bike path

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