Lake Rico
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Lake Rico | |
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Location | Taunton, Massachusetts |
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Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 166 acres (67 ha) |
Lake Rico is a 166-acre (0.67 km²) freshwater lake within Massasoit State Park in Taunton, Massachusetts. The lake takes up about nearly a quarter of Massasoit State Park. There are many coves, minor islands, and a few major islands located within the lake. Much of its coastline are heavily forested. Although, there is a non-designated beach area located at Lake Rico's southeastern coast.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- City of Taunton's Home Page
- City of Taunton's Water Department's Home Page
- Massasoit State Park
- Taunton River Watershed Alliance
- Environmental Protection Agency
Taunton River Watershed | |
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Main river | |
Tributaries |
Assonet River · Canoe River · Cedar Swamp River · Cocasset River · Cotley River · Forge River · Hockomock River · Matfield River · Mill River · Nemasket River · Rumford River · Salisbury Plain River · Satucket River · Segreganset River · Snake River · Taunton River · Three Mile River · Town River · Wading River · Winnetuxet River |
Lakes/Ponds |
Assawompset Pond · Great Quittacas Pond · Little Quittacas Pond · Lake Nippenicket · Norton Reservoir · Lake Mirimichi · Lake Rico · Lake Sabbatia · Leach Pond · Long Pond · Pocksha Pond · Somerset Reservoir · Turnpike Lake · Watson Pond · Winnecunnet Pond |
Miscellaneous |