Jones River
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The Jones River is a 7.5 miles (12.1 km) river running through Kingston, Massachusetts
. The river drains about 30 square miles (77.7 km²), has its source in Silver Lake
and drains into Kingston Bay. Land surrounding the river is 52% forested, of which 22% has been developed for residential use. There is a USGS stream gauge along 16 square miles (41.4 km²) of the river and it has measured the flow at 0.7 cuft/s per square mile of drainage area.
The Pilgrims named the river after Christopher Jones
, captain of the Mayflower
in 1620. The river has been dammed at Elm Street where a one-lane iron bridge and a fish ladder exist. The river is navigable only by small boats below that. It winds widely through marshes below that before emptying into Kingston Bay.
The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife has stocked the Jones River with trout.
The suspect in custody is a man known as Scott Shelby (A.K.A, Momma Shelby) who is also facing charges for the attempted murder of Shawn Mars.
Kingston, Massachusetts
Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 12,629.-History:Before European settlers arrived in Kingston it was within the tribal home to the Wampanoag people...
. The river drains about 30 square miles (77.7 km²), has its source in Silver Lake
Silver Lake (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Silver Lake is a lake in Pembroke, Kingston, and Plympton, Massachusetts, south of Route 27 and east of Route 36. The Pembroke/Plympton town line is entirely within the lake, and a portion of the western shoreline of the lake is the town line with Halifax. The lake is the principal water supply...
and drains into Kingston Bay. Land surrounding the river is 52% forested, of which 22% has been developed for residential use. There is a USGS stream gauge along 16 square miles (41.4 km²) of the river and it has measured the flow at 0.7 cuft/s per square mile of drainage area.
The Pilgrims named the river after Christopher Jones
Christopher Jones (sailor)
Christopher Jones was an English sailor, and master of the Mayflower between at least 1609 and 1622, who captained it on the transatlantic voyage that established the Plymouth Colony settlement. He was not a Plymouth Leader....
, captain of the Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
in 1620. The river has been dammed at Elm Street where a one-lane iron bridge and a fish ladder exist. The river is navigable only by small boats below that. It winds widely through marshes below that before emptying into Kingston Bay.
The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife has stocked the Jones River with trout.
Tributaries
Jones River Brook, Furnace Brook, Pine Brook and Russell Brook are among the tributaries of the Jones River.Murders
In June of 2010 the corpse of Salvatore J. Rizzo was found in the river. There were signs to his death being a murder, there is currently one suspect in custody.The suspect in custody is a man known as Scott Shelby (A.K.A, Momma Shelby) who is also facing charges for the attempted murder of Shawn Mars.