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