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with numerous 6-inch baffles. At the southern spillway the 

 gates are so arranged that the person in charge of the fishway 

 can regulate the flow of water for the catching pool. 



At Glen Pond the stream separates into two branches which 

 enter the northeastern end of Agawam Pond. The western 

 branch is used principally for cranberry bogs, and the eastern, 

 or main stream, is blocked by a dam and spillway at the 

 lower end of Glen Pond. A fishway in the form of a ditch 2 

 to 3 feet wide permits the alewives to pass into this pond. A 

 recently constructed dam below Glen Pond is opened during 

 the spring run. The majority of the alewives spawn in Glen 

 Pond, and a small number in Spectacle Pond, which is con- 

 nected with Agawam Mill Pond. 



Alewives are taken at East Wareham with dip nets, the 

 catch ranging from 500 to 3,000 barrels. The fishery is sold 

 at public auction, subject to certain restrictions, under the 

 direction of a joint committee from the towns of Plymouth 

 and Wareham. A few shad are taken each year and placed 

 in the Agawam Mill Pond, this being one of the very few 

 instances of an existing shad fishery. Between 1865 and 1913, 

 a period of forty-nine years, the income from the fishery 

 totaled $32,118.02, or an average of $655.47 per year, reaching 

 the highest in 1892, when $1,352.50 was received by Wareham, 

 the lowest in 1911, when only $55 was paid. 



The stream is a valuable asset to Wareham and Plymouth. 

 In spite of numerous local controversies with the conflicting 

 cranberry interests the towns have taken good care of the 

 fishery, and if the lessees see that the proper number of spawn- 

 ing alewives reach the spawning grounds, and the town con- 

 tinues its present oversight, the fishery should maintain its 

 normal output. The future of the industry and the extent 

 of its development depend wholly upon continued judicious 

 methods of handling by the local authorities. 



Bed Brook (Wareham). 



Red Brook, so called from the fact that the stream is colored 

 by deposits of iron ore, runs from White Island Pond to 

 Buttermilk Bay. Between White Island Pond, Bartlett's 



