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Pocasset River (Rhode Island)

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River in the United States of America
Double-arch bridge carrying the Washington Secondary Rail Trail over the river in Cranston

The Pocasset River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows 12.4 miles (20.0 km). There are five dams along the river's length.

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.

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
    • Pocasset Cemetery Access Road
    • Cranston Street
    • Bike Path
    • Dyer Avenue
    • Park Avenue (RI 12)
    • Reservoir Avenue (RI 2)
    • Garden City Drive
    • Pontiac Avenue

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.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. Governor's Task Force on Dam Safety and Maintenance – Final Report, January 2001
Rivers of Rhode Island by drainage system
Block Island Sound
Point Judith Pond
Long Island Sound
Little Narragansett Bay
(Pawcatuck River Watershed)
Thames River Watershed
Narragansett Bay
Pettaquamscutt River Watershed
Potowomut River Watershed
Providence River Watershed
Sakonnet River Watershed
Warren River Watershed
Others
Providence River Watershed
Tributaries


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