Mashpee River
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The Mashpee River is a 4.8 miles (7.7 km) tidal river
on Cape Cod
in Mashpee, Massachusetts
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The river arises in Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds
, flows south a short distance, and drains into Pirate's Cove on Popponesset Bay
on the Nantucket Sound
. Conservation efforts began in 1915 or earlier, and much of the surrounding region is now part of the Mashpee River Reservation
owned and conserved by the nonprofit Trustees of Reservations.
Tidal river
A tidal river is a river, or more typically a stretch of a river, whose flow and level is influenced by tides. An example of a tidal river is the portion of the Connecticut River flowing from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, to the Atlantic Ocean. The Brisbane River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean...
on Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
in Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,006 as of 2010.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Mashpee, please see the articles on Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, New Seabury, Popponesset, Popponesset Island,...
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The river arises in Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds
Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds
Mashpee Pond and Wakeby Pond are adjoining ponds in Mashpee and Sandwich, Massachusetts. When considered together, these two ponds cover and constitute the largest freshwater pond on Cape Cod. This pair is deep at its deepest point....
, flows south a short distance, and drains into Pirate's Cove on Popponesset Bay
Popponesset Bay
Popponesset Bay System is a group of bays located at the towns of Mashpee and Barnstable , on Cape Cod, Massachusetts with a southern shore bounded by water fromNantucket Sound....
on the Nantucket Sound
Nantucket Sound
Nantucket Sound is a roughly triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is long and wide, and is enclosed by Cape Cod on the north, Nantucket on the south, and Martha's Vineyard on the west. Between Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard it is connected to the...
. Conservation efforts began in 1915 or earlier, and much of the surrounding region is now part of the Mashpee River Reservation
Mashpee River Reservation
Mashpee River Reservation is a park in Mashpee, Massachusetts on the Mashpee River. The Trustees of Reservations owns and maintains the park....
owned and conserved by the nonprofit Trustees of Reservations.