Egypt River
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Egypt River is a stream in Ipswich, Massachusetts, located at .
Egypt River is formed by the confluence of the Bull and Dow brooks below their reservoirs, and in turn joins the Muddy River and then the Rowley River, which empties into the Plum Island Sound. The river runs through salt marshes, in which it forms a narrow and winding inlet about 5.5 miles in total length.
The name Egypt River is recorded as early as 1635. In early colonial times, it was also termed the North River. It was then a source of herring and smelt, but few have been observed since the 1970s.
