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The Peters River is a
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The Peters River is a river
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in the U.S.
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states of Massachusetts
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and Rhode Island
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. It flows .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map
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Course
The river rises from Curtis Pond inBellingham, Massachusetts
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, flowing south through Bellingham and into Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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where is flows into the Blackstone River
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.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Peters River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. *Bellingham **Maple Brook Road **Cross Street **Railroad Street **Pulaski Boulevard **Wrentham Road **Paine Street *Woonsocket **Diamond Hill Road (RI 114
Route 114 is a numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It connects the city of Newport to the city of Woonsocket. Route 114 was a major north–south artery for its entire length until the arrival of the Interstate H ...
)
**Wood Avenue
**Mill Street
Tributaries
Arnolds and Bungay Brooks are the only two named tributaries of the Peters River, though it has many unnamed streams that also feed it.See also
*List of rivers in Massachusetts
List of rivers of Massachusetts ( U.S. state).
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*List of rivers in Rhode Island
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rivers in bold are considered major rivers either geographically or historically.
By stream network
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*Blackstone River
The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 48 mi (80 km) and drains a watershed of approximately 540 sq. mi (1,400 km2). Its long history of industrial use has left ...
References
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