Chepachet River
The Chepachet River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows 5.2 miles (8.4 km).[1] There are eight dams along the river's length.[2]
Course[]
The river rises from Cherry Valley Pond in Glocester. From there it flows to Keech Pond and Smith & Sayles Reservoir, then north to Burrillville where it converges with the Clear River to form the Branch River.
Crossings[]
Below is a list of all crossings over the Chepachet River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
- Glocester
- Chopmist Hill Road (RI 102)
- Lake View Drive
- Chestnut Hill Road
- Putnam Pike (RI 102/U.S. 44)
- Burrillville
- Gazza Road
- Mapleville Main Street
Tributaries[]
In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks also feed the Chepachet:
- Peckham Brook
- Saunders Brook
- Stingo Brook
- Sucker Brook
See also[]
References[]
- Maps from the United States Geological Survey
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed April 1, 2011
- ^ Governor's Task Force on Dam Safety and Maintenance – Final Report, January 2001
Coordinates: 41°55′30″N 71°39′23″W / 41.924911°N 71.656373°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Providence County, Rhode Island
- Rivers of Rhode Island
- Tributaries of Providence River
- Northeastern United States river stubs
- Rhode Island geography stubs