Slocums River Slocum River, Pamanset | |
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![]() The river at Slocum's River Reserve | |
Native name | Pascamanset (Algonquin) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
Region | Bristol County |
Town | Dartmouth |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Paskamanset River |
Mouth | Buzzards Bay |
• coordinates | 41°31′46″N 70°58′36″W / 41.52944°N 70.97667°W |
Length | 5.5 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.