Robbins Pond (Massachusetts)
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Robbins Pond is a 124 acre (0.50181064 km²) warm water pond in East Bridgewater
and Halifax, Massachusetts
. It is part of the Taunton River Watershed
. The inflow is Poor Meadow Brook
, and the outflow is the Satucket River
. The water is brown in color with a transparency of five feet, and the bottom is a mixture of sand and gravel. Average depth is four feet and maximum depth is just five feet. There are 1.7 miles (2.7 km) of shoreline.
The pond is located off Pond Street in East Bridgewater, one mile (1.6 km) from Route 106
. Access is an informal gravel launch area near the pond’s outlet. It is suitable only for car top boats and canoes.
East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
East Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,974 at the 2000 census.-History:The lands that would become East Bridgewater were first settled by Carlos Mencia in 1630 A.D. as an outgrowth of the Plymouth and Duxbury plantations...
and Halifax, Massachusetts
Halifax, Massachusetts
Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,500 at the 2000 census.- History :Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing with lumbering and agriculture...
. It is part of the Taunton River Watershed
Taunton River Watershed
right|thumb|200px|An USGS map of the Taunton River WatershedThe Taunton River watershed or Taunton River basin is made up of of rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands in southeastern Massachusetts, USA. It is the second largest watershed in the state...
. The inflow is Poor Meadow Brook
Poor Meadow Brook
Poor Meadow Brook is a stream within the Taunton River Watershed in southeastern Massachusetts. The stream runs from a wetland near County Street in Hanson to the confluence with the Satucket River in East Bridgewater....
, and the outflow is the Satucket River
Satucket River
The Satucket River is river in southeastern Massachusetts within the Taunton River Watershed. It flows generally west from Robbins Pond in East Bridgewater, and into the Matfield River.-References:...
. The water is brown in color with a transparency of five feet, and the bottom is a mixture of sand and gravel. Average depth is four feet and maximum depth is just five feet. There are 1.7 miles (2.7 km) of shoreline.
The pond is located off Pond Street in East Bridgewater, one mile (1.6 km) from Route 106
Massachusetts Route 106
-Route description:Route 106 begins in Plainville at Route 1A. The route heads east, intersecting U.S. Route 1 and Route 152 in quick succession, with Turnpike Lake between the three routes. As Route 106 passes south of Lake Mirimichi it enters the town of Foxborough...
. Access is an informal gravel launch area near the pond’s outlet. It is suitable only for car top boats and canoes.