Pocasset River (Rhode Island)
The Pocasset River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows 12.4 miles (20.0 km).[1] There are five dams along the river's length.[2]
Course
[edit]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, where it converges with the Pawtuxet River.
Crossings
[edit]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
- Central Avenue
- Morgan Avenue
- Morgan Mill Road
- Plainfield Street (RI 14)
- Cranston
Tributaries
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- Maps from the United States Geological Survey
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- ^ Governor's Task Force on Dam Safety and Maintenance – Final Report, January 2001