The Quaket River is a
tidal
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Tidal may also refer to:
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* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* Tidal (servic ...
inlet, in the
U.S.
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state of
Rhode Island
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. It flows approximately 1 km (.6 mi) from the mouth of Nannaquaket Pond into the
Sakonnet River. It is located entirely within the town of
Tiverton, Rhode Island
Tiverton is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,359 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Tiverton is located on the eastern shore of Narragansett Bay, across the Sakonnet River from Aquidneck Island (also know ...
.
Crossings
Nannaquaket Road in Tiverton is the only crossing over the Quaket River.
Tributaries
The Quaket River has no direct named tributaries, however Nannaquaket Pond (the river's source) is fed by Quaket Creek, Sin-and-Flesh Brook and White Wine 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 ...
*
Sakonnet River
References
*Maps from the
United States Geological Survey
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Rivers of Newport County, Rhode Island
Tiverton, Rhode Island
Rivers of Rhode Island
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