The Chepachet River is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
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in the
U.S.
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state of
Rhode Island
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. It flows .
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 There are eight dams along the river's length.
Governor's Task Force on Dam Safety and Maintenance – Final Report, January 2001
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Course
The river rises from Cherry Valley Pond in Glocester
Glocester is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,974 as of the 2020 census. The villages of Chepachet and Harmony are in Glocester. Putnam Pike (U.S. Route 44) runs west through the town center of Glo ...
. From there it flows to Keech Pond and Smith & Sayles Reservoir, then north to Burrillville
Burrillville is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,158 at the 2020 census.
It was incorporated as an independent municipality on November 17, 1806 when the Rhode Island General Assembly authorize ...
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
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkso ...
)
*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
*List of rivers of 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
All rivers eventually empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Rivers are listed in order from we ...
References
*Maps from the United States Geological Survey
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Rivers of Providence County, Rhode Island
Rivers of Rhode Island
Tributaries of Providence River
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