Conservation Security Program (CSP)

2006 Selected Massachusetts Watershed

The Taunton River, perhaps the most diverse and intact coastal riverene ecosystem in all of southern New England, has been selected as Massachusetts' watershed for the Conservation Security Program in 2006. The Taunton River is the only major coastal river in the region that is without a dam or obstruction over its entire length. The river is formed at the confluence of the Matfield and Town Rivers in Bridgewater and along with its extensive network of tributaries, drains an area of 562 square miles. It also is the largest freshwater contributor to the Narragansett Bay estuary in Rhode Island, part of the National Estuary Program.

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