Three Mile River

[[File:Three Mile River 1-10-10.jpg|right|thumb|View of Three Mile River in winter]] [[Image:Three Mile River (Massachusetts) map.jpg|thumb|1893 Map of Three Mile River]] The '''Three Mile River''' or '''Threemile River''' is a [[river]] in [[Bristol County, Massachusetts]]. It is formed by the junction of the [[Rumford River|Rumford]] and [[Wading River (Massachusetts)|Wading]] rivers in the town of [[Norton, Massachusetts|Norton]]. It flows in a southeasterly direction for {{convert|13.5|mi}} through the towns of Norton, [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]] and [[Dighton, Massachusetts|Dighton]], where it joins the [[Taunton River]]. On August 25, 2008, the Three Mile Watershed was designated an [[Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Massachusetts)|Area of Critical Environmental Concern]] (ACEC) by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The ACEC designation imparts certain protections and restrictions within a designated area relating to new development and other human activities. ==External links== *[http://www.wildlandstrust.org Taunton River Stewardship Program: The Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts] *[http://www.savethetaunton.org/ Taunton River Watershed Alliance] *[http://www.edc.uri.edu/riatlas/watershed/Taunton.html University of Rhode Island: Taunton River Watershed] critical resource atlas *[http://www.tauntonriver.org/ TauntonRiver.org Wild & Scenic River page] {{Taunton River Watershed}} {{coord missing|Massachusetts}}