Lake Rico

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location = Taunton, Massachusetts
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Lake Rico is a convert|166|acre|km2|sing=on freshwater lake within Massasoit State Park in Taunton, Massachusetts. The lake takes up about nearly a quarter of Massasoit State Park. There are many coves, minor islands, and a few major islands located within the lake. Much of its coastline are heavily forested. Although, there is a non-designated beach area located at Lake Rico's southeastern coast.

See also

*Massasoit State Park
*Taunton, Massachusetts
*Taunton River

External links

* [http://www.ci.taunton.ma.us/ City of Taunton's Home Page]
* [http://www.tauntonwater.com/ City of Taunton's Water Department's Home Page]
* [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/mass.htm Massasoit State Park]
* [http://www.savethetaunton.org/ Taunton River Watershed Alliance]
* [http://iaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/enviro_v2.wcontrol?p_id305b=MA62148 Environmental Protection Agency]