The Saugatucket 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 approximately 13 km (8 mi). There are three dams along the river's length.
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Course
The river begins in a small pond east of Deer Ridge Drive in North Kingstown. From there, it flows south through South Kingstown
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to its mouth at Silver Spring Cove, south of the village of Wakefield
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.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Saugatucket River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*South Kingstown
**Mooresfield Road ( RI 138)
**Broad Rock Road
**Saugatucket Road
**Kersey Road
**Kingstown Road ( RI 108)
**Church Street
**Main Street
**Silver Lake Avenue
** U.S. 1
Tributaries
Fresh Meadow and Rocky Brooks are the only two named tributaries of the Saugatucket River, though it has 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 ...
*Narragansett Bay
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References
*Maps from the United States Geological Survey
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Rivers of Washington County, Rhode Island
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Rivers of Rhode Island
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