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[[File:Quashnet River (Massachusetts) map.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Childs River and environs]] |
[[File:Quashnet River (Massachusetts) map.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Childs River and environs]] |
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The '''Childs River''', also known as '''Child's River''', is a {{convert|5.1|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 1, 2011</ref> river near [[Falmouth, Massachusetts]] on [[Cape Cod]]. Its drainage area is about {{convert|1|sqmi|km2|adj=on}}. It has been heavily impacted by the development of cranberry bogs in its upper reaches. |
The '''Childs River''', also known as '''Child's River''', is a {{convert|5.1|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http%3A%2F%2Fviewer.nationalmap.gov%2Fviewer%2F |date=20120405064010 |dateformat=iso }}, accessed April 1, 2011</ref> river near [[Falmouth, Massachusetts]] on [[Cape Cod]]. Its drainage area is about {{convert|1|sqmi|km2|adj=on}}. It has been heavily impacted by the development of cranberry bogs in its upper reaches. |
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The river arises from John's Pond in [[Mashpee, Massachusetts|Mashpee]], just north of today's [[Massachusetts Route 28|Route 28]], and empties into [[Waquoit Bay]]. It runs parallel to the [[Quashnet River]]. |
The river arises from John's Pond in [[Mashpee, Massachusetts|Mashpee]], just north of today's [[Massachusetts Route 28|Route 28]], and empties into [[Waquoit Bay]]. It runs parallel to the [[Quashnet River]]. |
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* [http://iaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/enviro_v2.wcontrol?p_id305b=MA96-20 Environmental Protection Agency] |
* [http://iaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/enviro_v2.wcontrol?p_id305b=MA96-20 Environmental Protection Agency] |
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* [http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/index.htm Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060825053407/http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org:80/index.htm Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve] |
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* [http://www.tu.org/site/pp.asp?c=7dJEKTNuFmG&b=356151 Trout Unlimited] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070302040412/http://www.tu.org:80/site/pp.asp?c=7dJEKTNuFmG&b=356151 Trout Unlimited] |
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{{Coord|41|34|9.46|N|70|32|7.21|W|display=title}} |
{{Coord|41|34|9.46|N|70|32|7.21|W|display=title}} |
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Revision as of 04:31, 22 November 2016
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The Childs River, also known as Child's River, is a 5.1-mile-long (8.2 km)[1] river near Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Its drainage area is about 1-square-mile (2.6 km2). It has been heavily impacted by the development of cranberry bogs in its upper reaches.
The river arises from John's Pond in Mashpee, just north of today's Route 28, and empties into Waquoit Bay. It runs parallel to the Quashnet River.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webcite, accessed April 1, 2011
41°34′9.46″N 70°32′7.21″W / 41.5692944°N 70.5353361°W