The Pocasset River is a
river
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in the
U.S.
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state of
Rhode Island
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. It flows .
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 There are five 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 Pocasset River rises between Brown Avenue and Belfield Drive in Johnston. It continues in a southeasterly direction through Johnston and Cranston, to the city line with Warwick
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, where it converges with the Pawtuxet River
The Pawtuxet River, also known as the Pawtuxet River Main Stem and the Lower Pawtuxet, is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, ac ...
.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Pocasset River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*Johnston
**Belfield Drive
** Interstate 295
**Memorial Avenue
**Hartford Avenue ( U.S. 6A)
**Johnston Plaza
**Atwood Avenue
**U.S. 6
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**Central Avenue
**Morgan Avenue
**Morgan Mill Road
**Plainfield Street ( RI 14)
*Cranston
**Pocasset Cemetery Access Road
**Cranston Street
**Bike Path
**Dyer Avenue
**Park Avenue ( RI 12)
**Reservoir Avenue ( RI 2)
**Garden City Drive
**Pontiac Avenue
Tributaries
Dry and Simmons Brooks are the only two named tributaries of the Pocasset River, though there are many unnamed streams that also feed it.
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 ...
*Pawtuxet River
The Pawtuxet River, also known as the Pawtuxet River Main Stem and the Lower Pawtuxet, is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, ac ...
References
*Maps from the United States Geological Survey
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Rivers of Providence County, Rhode Island
Rivers of Rhode Island
Tributaries of Providence River
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