Town Brook (Massachusetts)

Town Brook
Town Brook, near Plymouth Harbor
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
RegionPlymouth
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBillington Sea
Mouth 
 • location
Plymouth Harbor
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Town Brook Herring Run counts (2008-2016)

Town Brook is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) stream in Plymouth, Massachusetts that provided drinking water to the Pilgrims who made their homes adjacent to the brook on Leyden Street in Plymouth. Town Brook's headwaters are the Billington Sea, a 269-acre (109 ha) freshwater pond. The brook passes through numerous small ponds, including Deep Water Pond and Jenny Pond. It also passes by the Plimoth Grist Mill and the Brewster Gardens before emptying into Plymouth Harbor. A nature trail runs along the entire length of the brook.