The Peters River is a

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in the

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states of

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and

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Course

The river rises from Curtis Pond in Bellingham, Massachusetts, flowing south through Bellingham and into

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where is flows into the

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Crossings

Below is a list of all crossings over the Peters River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. *Bellingham **Maple Brook Road **Cross Street **Railroad Street **Pulaski Boulevard **Wrentham Road **Paine Street *Woonsocket **Diamond Hill Road ( RI 114) **Wood Avenue **Mill Street

Tributaries

Arnolds and Bungay Brooks are the only two named tributaries of the Peters River, though it has many unnamed streams that also feed it.

References

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Course

Crossings

Tributaries

See also

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