Potowomut River

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The Potowomut River is a tidal extension of the Hunt River in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs aproximately 1.6 km (1 mi).

Contents 1 Course 2 Crossings 3 Tributaries 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Course

The river begins in name just south of Old Forge Road in Warwick where the river becomes the southern boundary of Potowomut Neck. It flows roughly northeast between Warwick and East Greenwich until its mouth at Narragansett Bay.

[edit] Crossings

Old Forge Road in Warwick is the only crossing over the Potowomut River.

[edit] Tributaries

The Potowomut River has no named or unnamed tributaries.

[edit] See also

• List of rivers in Rhode Island
• Hunt River
• Naragansett Bay

[edit] References

• Maps from the United States Geological Survey

Rivers of Rhode Island
Abbott Run | 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 (South Branch Pawtuxet) | Flat River (Wood) | 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 | Moswansicut River | Nipmuc River | Nooseneck River | North Branch Pawtuxet 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 | South Branch Pawtuxet River | Stillwater River | Ten Mile River | Usquepaug River | Warren River | West River | Wood River | Woonasquatucket River
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