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The Pawcatuck River is a river in the US states of
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 There are eight dams along the river's length. was named after the river.
News Blog, 4 June 2006 The Pawcatuck River flooded during a fierce rainstorm in New England on March 29, 2010, with waters overflowing into both Westerly and Pawcatuck. Both towns evacuated low-lying areas, and some historic buildings were lost to flood damage along the course of the river, and its tributaries such as a 150-year-old general store in North Stonington Village Historic District, North Stonington adjacent to the
NBC Connecticut, 1 April 2010, accessed 8 April 2012
The Pawcatuck River is a river in the US states of Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...
and Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
flowing approximately .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 There are eight dams along the river's length. was named after the river.
History
The river was specified as the western boundary of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in the original charter of 1636. It was formerly called the Charles River between its source and the mouth of theWood River Wood River may refer to:
Rivers In Canada
* Wood River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Columbia River via Kinbasket Lake
* Wood River (Saskatchewan), a river in south-west Saskatchewan
In Ireland
* Wood River (County Clare), Kilru ...
near Bradford, Rhode Island.
On April 20, 2006, an Atlantic white-sided dolphin
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (''Lagenorhynchus acutus'') is a distinctively coloured dolphin found in the cool to temperate waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Description
The dolphin is slightly larger than most other oceanic dolphins. It ...
swam several miles up the river to Westerly, Rhode Island
Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, Rhode Island, first settled by English colonists in 1661 and incorporated as a municipality in 1669. It is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state with a popula ...
from Little Narragansett Bay at the east end of Fishers Island Sound. It spent several hours at Westerly-Pawcatuck, near the bridge connecting Rhode Island and Connecticut, while several hundred spectators gathered to see it. According to the Mystic Aquarium, the dolphin may have become separated from its pod at sea and had been searching for it. It was captured and taken later that night to the aquarium, where it died; it had become sick, underweight, and bruised during its journey upriver.News Blog, 4 June 2006 The Pawcatuck River flooded during a fierce rainstorm in New England on March 29, 2010, with waters overflowing into both Westerly and Pawcatuck. Both towns evacuated low-lying areas, and some historic buildings were lost to flood damage along the course of the river, and its tributaries such as a 150-year-old general store in North Stonington Village Historic District, North Stonington adjacent to the
Shunock River
The Shunock River is a river belonging to Connecticut state in the United States of America. It is an eastward flowing river that joins the Pawcatuck River. According to a 1978 study, the lower Shunock River valley had a good potential for sustain ...
. The bridge in downtown Westerly-Pawcatuck was closed for several weeks until the river had gone down enough for divers to inspect it for safety.Ben Sosenko/John Mongeau, "Pawcatuck River-Stonington flood"NBC Connecticut, 1 April 2010, accessed 8 April 2012
Course
The Pawcatuck River's source isWorden Pond
Worden Pond is a large lake in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. It is the second-largest freshwater lake in the state of Rhode Island, behind Scituate Reservoir, and the largest natural freshwater lake in the state. History
At the ...
in South Kingstown, Rhode Island
South Kingstown is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 31,931 at the 2020 census. South Kingstown is the second largest town in Rhode Island by total geographic area, behind New ...
. It proceeds generally west and southwest through the villages of Kenyon Kenyon may refer to:
Names
* Kenyon (given name)
* Kenyon (surname)
Places
* Kenyon, Cheshire, United Kingdom, a village
* Kenyon, Minnesota, United States, a city
* Kenyon, Rhode Island, United States, a village
* Kenyon, former name of Pineridg ...
, Carolina, and Bradford, Rhode Island. It serves as the border between the towns of Charlestown and Richmond, Rhode Island
Richmond is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island. The population was 8,020 at the 2020 census. It contains the villages of Alton, Arcadia, Barberville, Carolina, Hillsdale, Kenyon, Shannock, Tug Hollow, Usquepaug, Wood River Junction, ...
, Charlestown and 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 ...
, and Hopkinton and Westerly. It turns briefly northwest and west before resuming a southward course to flow past Potter Hill, Rhode Island and between the towns of Westerly, Rhode Island
Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, Rhode Island, first settled by English colonists in 1661 and incorporated as a municipality in 1669. It is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state with a popula ...
and the Pawcatuck
Pawcatuck is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Stonington which is located in New London County, Connecticut. The population was 5,624 at the 2010 census. It is located across the Pawcatuck River from Downtown Westerly, ...
section of Stonington, Connecticut; its mouth is on Little Narragansett Bay on Long Island Sound ().
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Pawcatuck River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. * Charlestown ** Biscuit City Road ** South County Trail ( RI 2) ** Sherman Avenue ** Northeast Corridor (Amtrak
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)
** Shannock Road
** Northeast Corridor (Amtrak
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)
** Old Shannock Road
** Northeast Corridor (Amtrak
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)
** Carolina Back Road ( RI 112)
** Alton Carolina Road ( RI 91)
** Northeast Corridor (Amtrak
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)
** Kings Factory Road
** Northeast Corridor (Amtrak
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)
** Burdickville Road
** Northeast Corridor (Amtrak
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)
* Westerly
** Northeast Corridor (Amtrak
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)
** Alton Bradford Road ( RI 91/ 216)
** Ashaway Road ( RI 3)
** Potter Hill Road
** Boombridge Road
** Bridge Road
** Westerly Bypass ( RI 78)
** Stillman Avenue
** Northeast Corridor (Amtrak
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)
** Broad Street ( U.S. 1)
Tributaries
In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks and rivers feed the Pawcatuck: * Usquepaug River * Pusquiset Brook * Beaver River * Taney Brook * White Brook * Meadow Brook *Wood River Wood River may refer to:
Rivers In Canada
* Wood River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Columbia River via Kinbasket Lake
* Wood River (Saskatchewan), a river in south-west Saskatchewan
In Ireland
* Wood River (County Clare), Kilru ...
* Poquiani Brook
* Tomaquag Brook
* McGowan Brook
* Aguntaug Brook
* Ashaway River
* Shunock River
The Shunock River is a river belonging to Connecticut state in the United States of America. It is an eastward flowing river that joins the Pawcatuck River. According to a 1978 study, the lower Shunock River valley had a good potential for sustain ...
* Mastuxet Brook
See also
*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 ...
* List of rivers in Connecticut
References
{{authority control Rivers of New London County, Connecticut Rivers of Washington County, Rhode Island Connecticut placenames of Native American origin Rhode Island placenames of Native American origin Long Island Sound Borders of Rhode Island Borders of Connecticut Estuaries of Connecticut Estuaries of Rhode Island Charlestown, Rhode Island Westerly, Rhode Island South Kingstown, Rhode Island Rivers of Connecticut Rivers of Rhode Island Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States