Description
Heads at the junction of Doten and Muddy Pond Brooks at 415536N0704742W, flows NW for 12 miles to the Taunton River 3.5 mi SE of Bridgewater; Towns of Halifax, Plympton and Carver.
History
The name is an Indian word meaning "winding stream" (MGB 1932) or probably "a good river for canoes"(US-T121).