Pawcatuck River
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The Pawcatuck River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut flowing approximately 48 km (30 mi). It forms part of the boundary between the states of Connecticut (to the west) and Rhode Island to the east.
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[edit] History
The river was specificied as the western boundary of the Rhode Island Colony in its original charter in 1636. The river was formerly called Charles River between its source and the mouth of Wood River near Bradford, Rhode Island.
[edit] Course
The Pawcatuck River's source is Worden Pond in Charlestown. It proceeds roughly southeast through the villages of Kenyon, Carolina, and Bradford. It then turns briefly northwest and west before resuming a southwarward course to flow past Potter Hill and between the towns of Westerly, Rhode Island and Pawcatuck, Connecticut until it finally empties into Little Narragansett Bay on Long Island Sound. Along its course, the Pawcatuck River receives the Usquepaug, Beaver, Wood, and Ashaway rivers.
[edit] Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Pawcatuck River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
- Charlestown
- Westerly
[edit] See also
| Rivers of Rhode Island |
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| Annaquatucket River | Ashaway River | Barrington River | Beaver River | Big River | Blackstone River | Branch River | Carr River | Chepachet River | Chipuxet River | Chockalog River | Clear River | Congdon River | Flat River | Green Fall River | Hunt River | Kickamuit River | Maidford River | Maiford River | Maskerchugg River | Mattatuxet River | Mill River | Millers River | Mishnock River | Moosup River | Moshassuck River | Nipmuck River | Nooseneck River | Palmer River | Pascoag River | Pawcatuck River | Pawtuxet River | Peters River | Pettaquamscutt River | Pine River | Pocasset River | Ponaganset River | Potowomut River | Providence River | Quaket River | Queen River | Runnins River | Sakonnet River | Saugatucket River | Seekonk River | Seven Mile River | Stillwater River | Ten Mile River | Usquepaug River | Warren River | West River | Wood River | Woonasquatucket River |
