Pawtuxet River

References

Pawtuxet River

river, Rhode Island, United States

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

Narragansett Bay
…wide and receives the Blackstone, Pawtuxet, Taunton, and Woonasquatucket rivers. It includes Rhode (Aquidneck), Prudence, and Conanicut islands as well as Mount Hope Bay (a northeastern arm), the Providence River (a northwestern arm), and the Sakonnet River
Read More
…wide and receives the Blackstone, Pawtuxet, Taunton, and Woonasquatucket rivers. It includes Rhode (Aquidneck), Prudence, and Conanicut islands as well as Mount Hope Bay (a northeastern arm), the Providence River (a northwestern arm), and the Sakonnet River
Read More

Rhode Island
Drainage
The Pawtuxet River drains the central part of the state. Its north branch was flooded in the 1920s when the city of Providence built a dam at the village of Kent. The resulting Scituate Reservoir is now the state’s largest body of fresh water, supplying Providence…
Read More
The Pawtuxet River drains the central part of the state. Its north branch was flooded in the 1920s when the city of Providence built a dam at the village of Kent. The resulting Scituate Reservoir is now the state’s largest body of fresh water, supplying Providence…
Read More