Ten Mile River (Seekonk River tributary)

Ten Mile River (Seekonk River)
At Freeman Street in North Attleborough
The Ten Mile River watershed within Massachusetts.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateRhode Island and Massachusetts
CountiesMassachusetts: Norfolk and Bristol counties.
Rhode Island: Providence County.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSavage Pond in Plainville, Massachusetts
 • coordinates42°01′16″N 71°21′28″W / 42.0210°N 71.3578°W / 42.0210; -71.3578
Mouth 
 • location
Seekonk River in East Providence, Rhode Island
 • coordinates
41°50′17″N 71°22′15″W / 41.8380°N 71.3708°W / 41.8380; -71.3708
Length22 miles (35 km)
Basin size54 square miles (140 km2)
Basin features
River systemNarragansett Bay River System

The Ten Mile River is a river within the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 22 miles (35 km) and drains a watershed of 54 square miles (140 km2).[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).