The Congdon River is a
river
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in the
U.S.
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state of
Rhode Island
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, in the Big River State Management Area and immediately south. It flows approximately 3 km (2 mi). There are three dams along the river's length: at Rathbon Pond, Money Swamp Pond, and at Millbrook Pond. The river's crossing at Congdon Mill Road is the former site of a grist mill (in 1778) and later a sawmill (in 1806), and is named after Joseph Congdon, the mill's owner.
[Denison, Frederic, ''Westerly (Rhode Island) and its witnesses'', J.A. & R.A. Reid, 1878]
Course
The river is formed in
Exeter
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from the confluence of two unnamed streams (one leading from Millbrook Pond and one leading from Money Swamp Pond). From there, it flows to Rathbon Pond, then into
West Greenwich where it converges with the
Nooseneck River to form the
Big River.
Crossings
Congdon Mill Road in West Greenwich is the only crossing over the Congdon River due to its short length.
Tributaries
The Congdon River has no named tributaries, though it has many unnamed streams which also feed it.
See also
*
List of rivers in Rhode Island
References
*Maps from the
United States Geological Survey
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Rivers of Washington County, Rhode Island
Rivers of Kent County, Rhode Island
West Greenwich, Rhode Island
Exeter, Rhode Island
Rivers of Rhode Island
Tributaries of Providence River