The Green Fall River is a
river
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in the
U.S.
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states of
Connecticut
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and
Rhode Island
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. It flows approximately 13 km (8 mi).
Course
The river rises from a swamp south of Rockville Road (
CT 138) in
Voluntown. The river then flows due south to Green Fall Pond (), then continues south through
North Stonington and into
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Hopkinton is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island. The population was 8,398 at the 2020 census.
History
Hopkinton is named after Stephen Hopkins, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who was governor of the Colony of Rhode Island a ...
where the river converges with Parmenter Brook to form the
Ashaway River
The Ashaway River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It flows approximately 4 km (2 mi). There are three dams along the river's length.
Course
The river is formed in Hopkinton by the confluence of Parment ...
.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Green Fall River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*Voluntown
**Sand Hill Road/Green Fall Rd. just south of the Green Falls Pond Dam near the Rhode Island border.
*North Stonington
**Putker Road
**Clarks Falls Road (
CT 216) (Twice)
Tributaries
In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks also feed the Green Fall:
*Peg Mill Brook
*Palmer Pond Brook
*Glade Brook
See also
*
List of rivers in Connecticut
*
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 we ...
References
*Maps from the
United States Geological Survey
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Rivers of New London County, Connecticut
Rivers of Washington County, Rhode Island
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Voluntown, Connecticut
North Stonington, Connecticut
Rivers of Connecticut
Rivers of Rhode Island
Tributaries of Pawcatuck River
Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States
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