The Runnins River is a
river
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in the
U.S.
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states of
and
Rhode Island
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. It flows approximately 14 km (9 mi).
Course
The river begins in
Seekonk, Massachusetts
Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Massachusetts border with Rhode Island. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth. The population was 15,531 at the 2020 census. Until 1862, the town o ...
in the swamps east of Prospect Street, near Walker Street. From there, the river flows in a southwesterly direction towards
East Providence, Rhode Island
East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 47,139 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-largest city in the state.
Geography
East Providence is located between the Providence and Seekonk ...
, where it then forms the boundary between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It continues flowing along the state line to its end at Mobil Dam. Below Mobil Dam (the boundary between fresh and salt water), the river broadens out and empties into Hundred Acre Cove and becomes the
Barrington River Barrington may refer to:
People
* Barrington (name)
* Barrington baronets, holders of a title in the baronetage of England
* Viscount Barrington, a title in the peerage of Ireland
Places
Australia
* Barrington, New South Wales
* Barrington ...
.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Runnins River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*Seekonk
**Prospect Street
**Woodward Avenue
**Greenwood Avenue
**Ledge Road
**Arcade Avenue
**Taunton Avenue (
U.S. 44
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)
**Pleasant Street
**Brook Hill Drive
**Fall River Avenue (
MA 114A)
**Leonard Street
*East Providence
**Warren Avenue
**
Interstate 195
**Highland Avenue (
U.S. 6
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)
**Mink Road (
RI 114A)
**River Road
Tributaries
Aitken Brook and Luthers Brook are the only named tributaries of Runnins River, though it has many unnamed streams that also feed it.
See also
*
List of rivers in Massachusetts
List of rivers of Massachusetts (U.S. state).
All Massachusetts rivers flow to the Atlantic Ocean. The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name, arranged travellin ...
*
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 ...
*
Barrington River (Rhode Island)
The Barrington River is a tidal extension of Runnins River in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It flows approximately 6 km (4 mi). There are no dams along the river's length.
History
It has also historically been impo ...
References
*Maps from the
United States Geological Survey
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*Friends of Runnins River
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Rivers of Bristol County, Massachusetts
Rivers of Providence County, Rhode Island
Borders of Massachusetts
Borders of Rhode Island
Narragansett Bay
Rivers of Massachusetts
Rivers of Rhode Island