Quashnet River
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The Quashnet River, also known as Quoshnet River or Moonakis River, is an estuary near Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Its area is about 1 square mile.
The river arises from John's Pond in Mashpee, just south of today's Route 28, and empties into Waquoit Bay. During colonial times, it was known for its abundant trout but was manipulated for decades as a cranberry bog. When cranberry production stopped in the 1970s, Trout Unlimited and other organizations began to restore the river's trout.
Today the river is an important migratory fish run for alewife and brook trout, home to herring and eels, and Waquoit Bay's largest source of fresh water. Portions of its watershed were purchased in 1987 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and now form part of a preserve.
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