Slocums River

Slocums River
Slocum River, Pamanset
Map
Native namePascamanset (Algonquin)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
RegionBristol County
TownDartmouth
Physical characteristics
SourcePaskamanset River
MouthBuzzards Bay
 • coordinates
41°31′46″N 70°58′36″W / 41.52944°N 70.97667°W / 41.52944; -70.97667
Length5.5 mi (8.9 km)

Slocums River (sometimes seen as Slocum's River or Slocum River) is a 4.3-mile-long (6.9 km)[1] tidal river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. The Paskamanset River and Slocums River really form just a single river, but the freshwater portion kept its earlier Indian name, while the salt-water portion is named for the early settlers of the area, the Slocum family.[2]

The Slocums River flows through the town of Dartmouth to Buzzards Bay between Barneys Joy and Mishaum points.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-17.