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Assonet Bay Shores, a former summer community, is a peninsula formed by
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Assonet Bay contains several small coves fed by small streams including Payne's Cove (fed by Terry Brook from the south) and
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1668:Hudson River
1640:Palmer River
1569:Peters River
1549:Bungay River
1515:Wading River
1430:Cotley River
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1368:French River
1359:Thames River
1245:Manhan River
1190:Chapel Brook
1148:Rowley River
1042:Salmon Brook
1032:Powwow River
1012:Nashua River
1002:Little River
987:Beaver Brook
928:Saugus River
913:Mystic River
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891:Malden River
856:Canton River
790:Cape Cod Bay
716:Childs River
628:Agawam River
615:Buzzards Bay
514:Pocksha Pond
432:Wading River
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1599:Wilde River
1495:Snake River
1435:Forge River
1415:Canoe River
1285:Otter River
1280:North River
1265:Mirey Brook
1235:Green River
1128:Egypt River
1087:Trout Brook
923:North River
908:Muddy River
881:Fresh River
823:Pamet River
813:Jones River
711:Bumps River
529:Watson Pond
464:Assonet Bay
412:Snake River
347:Forge River
327:Canoe River
314:Tributaries
199:bootlegging
73:Description
1733:Categories
1706:71°03′55″W
1703:41°47′49″N
1635:Lees River
1620:Cole River
1594:West River
1559:Mill River
1539:Abbott Run
1510:Town River
1450:Mill River
1403:Watershed)
1310:Ware River
1225:Fall River
1153:Skug River
1092:Vine Brook
982:Back River
948:Weir River
943:Stop River
876:Fore River
828:Town Brook
706:Bass River
633:Back River
504:Leach Pond
427:Town River
367:Mill River
236:References
33:Fall River
1670:Watershed
1532:Watershed
1361:Watershed
1327:Watershed
1178:Watershed
965:Watershed
803:Eel River
509:Long Pond
494:Lake Rico
192:Civil War
87:Lakeville
253:Archived
214:See also
127:Freetown
117:between
111:drumlins
103:Route 24
95:Route 79
83:Freetown
59:Freetown
176:lobster
136:History
123:Berkley
91:Myricks
1608:Others
1106:Others
760:Others
184:lumber
451:Ponds
447:Lakes
172:dairy
188:guns
180:fish
168:food
125:and
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49:The
43:USGS
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