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Salisbury Plain River

Coordinates: 42°4′41.9″N 71°0′33.8″W / 42.078306°N 71.009389°W / 42.078306; -71.009389
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The Salisbury Plain River is a 4.7-mile-long (7.6 km)[1] river in Plymouth County, Massachusetts that flows from the city of Brockton into the towns of West Bridgewater and East Bridgewater where it joins the Matfield River, a major tributary of the Taunton River.[2]

The Salisbury Plain River flows through the heart of Brockton, Massachusetts, once a major shoe manufacturing center. The river is formed by several smaller streams, including Trout Brook, Cary Brook, and Salisbury Brook.

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. ^ USGS Quadrangle Map

42°4′41.9″N 71°0′33.8″W / 42.078306°N 71.009389°W / 42.078306; -71.009389