Pocasset River (Rhode Island)
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The Pocasset River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 16 km (10 mi). There are five dams along the river's length.[1]
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[edit] Course
The Pocasset River rises between Brown Avenue and Belfield Drive in Johnston. It continues in a southeasterly direction through Johnston and Cranston, to the city line with Warwick, where it converges with the Pawtuxet River.
[edit] Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Pocasset River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
- Johnston
- Belfield Drive
- Interstate 295
- Memorial Avenue
- Hartford Avenue (U.S. 6A)
- Johnston Plaza
- Atwood Avenue
- U.S. 6
- Central Avenue
- Morgan Avenue
- Morgan Mill Road
- Plainfield Street (RI 14)
- Cranston
[edit] Tributaries
Dry and Simmons Brooks are the only two named tributaries of the Pocasset River, though there are many unnamed streams that also feed it.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Maps from the United States Geological Survey
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