Queen River (Rhode Island)
Appearance
Queen River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Rhode Island |
Designated | March 12, 2019[1] |
41°33′12″N 71°33′23″W / 41.5533°N 71.5564°W The Queen River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 10.7 miles (17.2 km).[2] There is one dam along the river's length.[3]
Course
[edit]The river rises out of Dead Swamp in West Greenwich and flows due south through Exeter and into South Kingstown where it converges with Glen Rock Brook to become the Usquepaug River.
Crossings
[edit]Below is a list of all crossings over the Queen River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
- Exeter
- Ten Rod Road (RI 102)
- William Reynolds Road
- Mail Road
- South Kingstown
- Dugway Road
Tributaries
[edit]In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks feed the Queen:
- Sodom Brook
- Locke Brook
- Rake Factory Brook
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Maps from the United States Geological Survey
- ^ "Explore Designated Rivers". Rivers.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
- ^ Governor's Task Force on Dam Safety and Maintenance – Final Report, January 2001
Categories:
- Rivers of Kent County, Rhode Island
- Rivers of Washington County, Rhode Island
- West Greenwich, Rhode Island
- Exeter, Rhode Island
- South Kingstown, Rhode Island
- Rivers of Rhode Island
- Tributaries of Pawcatuck River
- Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States
- Northeastern United States river stubs
- Rhode Island geography stubs