The Pine 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 8 km (5 mi). There are no dams along the river's length.
Course
The river rises in the swamps near the U.S. Naval Reservation in
North Kingstown
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, near Devil's Foot Road. The river continues due east to its confluence with Narragansett Bay at
Quonset Point
Quonset Point (), also known simply as Quonset, is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Its name is widely known from the Quonset hut, which was first manufactured there. ''Quonset'' is an Algonq ...
. The last mile of the river is almost entirely buried under the Naval Reservation at Quonset Point. During this last mile, the river provides water to Davol Pond.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Pine River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*North Kingstown
**Navy Drive
**Devil's Foot Road (
RI 403)
**Namcook Road
**Post Road (
U.S. 1)
**Newcomb Road (from here the river goes into a tunnel underneath the Naval Reservation at Quonset Point)
Tributaries
The Pine River has no named tributaries, though there are many unnamed streams that also feed it.
See also
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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 ...
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Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound covering , of which is in Rhode Island. The bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor and includes a small archipelago. Sm ...
References
Rivers of Washington County, Rhode Island
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Rivers of Rhode Island
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