Pocasset River (Rhode Island)
- Pocasset River (Rhode Island)
The Pocasset River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 16 km (10 mi). There are five dams along the river's length. [ [http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/compinsp/pdf/damrep01.pdf Governor's Task Force on Dam Safety and Maintenance – Final Report, January 2001] ]
Course
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
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
**Pocasset Cemetery Access Road
**Cranston Street
**Bike Path
**Dyer Avenue
**Park Avenue (RI 12)
**Reservoir Avenue (RI 2)
**Garden City Drive
**Pontiac Avenue
Tributaries
Dry and Simmons Brooks are the only two named tributaries of the Pocasset River, though there are many unnamed streams that also feed it.
ee also
*List of rivers in Rhode Island
*Pawtuxet River
References
*Maps from the United States Geological Survey
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