Ten Mile River

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The Ten Mile River watershed.

The Ten Mile River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 40 km (25 mi) and drains a watershed of 80 km² (50 sq. mi).^[1]

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).

1 Course
2 Crossings
3 Tributaries
4 Grassroots organizations
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Course

The river begins at Cargill 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 turning east and flowing through Pawtucket and East Providence, Rhode Island to its mouth at the Seekonk River.

[edit] 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