Carr River

	Carr River The Carr River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 6 km (4 mi). There are three dams along the river's length. Course The river rises from Carr Pond in West Greenwich. It flows roughly due west past Tarbox and Capwell Mill Ponds to its confluence with the Big River. Crossings Below is a list of all crossings over the Carr River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. West Greenwich Hopkins Hill Road New London Turnpike Burnt Sawmill Road Tributaries Mud Bottom Brook is the Carr River's only named tributary, though it has many unnamed streams that also feed it. See also List of rivers in Rhode Island References Maps from the United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	River A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States by population, seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents 2020 United States census, as of 2020, but it is the List of U.S. states by population density, second-most densely populated after New Jersey. It takes its name from Aquidneck Island, the eponymous island, though most of its land area is on the mainland. Rhode Island borders Connecticut to the west; Massachusetts to the north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to the south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. It also shares a small maritime border with New York (state), New York. Providence, Rhode Island, Providence is its capital and most populous city. Native Americans lived around Narragansett Bay for thousands of years before English settler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	West Greenwich, Rhode Island West Greenwich is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 6,528 at the 2020 census. West Greenwich was named for the historic town of Greenwich, Kent, England. It was separated from East Greenwich in 1741. Students go to Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School in West Greenwich. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.34%) is water. Escoheag Hill is located within the town and is the site of a former ski area. Wickaboxet State Forest is also located in West Greenwich. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 5,085 people, 1,749 households, and 1,451 families in the town. The population density was . There were 1,809 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.70% White, 0.28% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Big River (Rhode Island) The Big River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 There are no dams along the river's length. Course The river is formed in West Greenwich by the confluence of the Congdon and Nooseneck rivers. From there, it flows due north through West Greenwich and Coventry to its confluence with the Flat River, in the area now flooded by the Flat River Reservoir, to form the South Branch Pawtuxet River. Crossings Below is a list of all crossings over the Big River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. West Greenwich Nooseneck Hill Road ( RI 3) Interstate 95 Coventry Harkney Hill Road ( RI 118) Hill Farm Road Tributaries The Carr River is the Big River's only named tributary, though it has many unnamed streams that also feed it. See also List of rivers in Rhode Island References Maps from the United States Geological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Rivers In Rhode Island This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rivers in bold are considered major rivers either geographically or historically. By stream network All rivers eventually empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Rivers are listed in order from west to east along the coastline, with tributary rivers listed from downstream to upstream along main stem rivers. West of Narragansett Bay ''Thames River (Connecticut)'' ''Quinebaug River (Connecticut)'' Five Mile River Leeson Brook Moosup River *** Quaduck Brook Pawcatuck River * Ashaway River * Green Fall River Wood River * Flat River Beaver River Usquepaug River * Queen River ** Chipuxet River Narragansett Bay Saugatucket River Pettaquamscutt River *Mattatuxet River Annaquatucket River * Pine River Potowomut River * Hunt River * Maskerchugg River Providence River Pawtuxet River Pocasset River North Branch Pawtuxet River *Moswansicut River Ponaganset River South Branch Pawtuxet Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879. The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior; it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of Kent County, Rhode Island A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rivers Of Rhode Island This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rivers in bold are considered major rivers either geographically or historically. By stream network All rivers eventually empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Rivers are listed in order from west to east along the coastline, with tributary rivers listed from downstream to upstream along main stem rivers. West of Narragansett Bay ''Thames River (Connecticut)'' ''Quinebaug River (Connecticut)'' Five Mile River Leeson Brook * Moosup River **** Quaduck Brook * Pawcatuck River Ashaway River Green Fall River * Wood River * Flat River Beaver River Usquepaug River * Queen River ** Chipuxet River Narragansett Bay * Saugatucket River Pettaquamscutt River Mattatuxet River Annaquatucket River * Pine River * Potowomut River ** Hunt River * Maskerchugg River * Providence River Pawtuxet River * Pocasset River * North Branch Pawtuxet River Moswansicut River Ponaganset River * South Branch Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]