Lake Nippenicket

Lake Nippenicket
Lake Nippenicket
Location	Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	41°58′19″N 71°02′28″W / 41.97194°N 71.04111°W / 41.97194; -71.04111Coordinates: 41°58′19″N 71°02′28″W / 41.97194°N 71.04111°W / 41.97194; -71.04111
Basin countries	United States

Surface area	354 acres (143 ha)
Average depth	3 ft (0.91 m)
Max. depth	6 ft (1.8 m)

Settlements	Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Lake Nippenicket, known locally as The Nip, is a freshwater lake in the town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and immediately adjacent to Raynham, Massachusetts. The lake borders a tiny portion of Route 104, and is near the junction of I-495 and Route 24. Lake Nippenicket is part of the Taunton River Watershed, emptying into the Town River and into the Taunton River, and a good-size portion of it is included with the Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area.

Taunton River Watershed

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	Assonet Bay Hockomock Swamp

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