The Maskerchugg River is a
river in the
U.S. state of
Rhode Island. It flows approximately 6 km (4 mi). There are four dams along the river's length.
Governor's Task Force on Dam Safety and Maintenance – Final Report, January 2001
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Course
The river rises from an unnamed pond in Warwick near the intersection of Cowesett Road and Paddock Drive. From there, the river flows east along Cowesett Road, then turns southeast and flows past Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
to East Greenwich
East Greenwich is a town and the county seat of Kent County, Rhode Island. The population was 14,312 at the 2020 census. East Greenwich is the wealthiest municipality within the state of Rhode Island. It is part of the Providence metropolitan st ...
. The river then continues to its mouth at Greenwich Cove, on the north side of Potowomut Peninsula.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Maskerchugg River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*Warwick
**Cowesett Road (Twice)
**Interstate 95
*East Greenwich
**Division Street ( RI 401)
**Sylvan Drive
**Green Hill Way
**Kenyon Avenue
**Main Street (U.S. 1
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)
Tributaries
Dark Entry Brook is the Maskerchugg 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
Rivers of Kent County, Rhode Island
Warwick, Rhode Island
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Rivers of Rhode Island
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