Dartmouth

The town of Dartmouth covers 62 square miles, which makes it the largest town by land area on Buzzards Bay.

The entire town is located within the Buzzards Bay watershed, with Westport to the west, New Bedford to the east, and Freetown to the north. Its shoreline stretches 47 miles along Buzzards Bay, Clarks Cove, and three large estuaries: the Slocums River, the Little River, and Apponagansett Bay.

Water Quality in Dartmouth

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Hover over and click for details the markers on the map below to see water quality monitoring data for embayments in Dartmouth. Find out what these scores mean.

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