Sakonnet River
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The Sakonnet River is not a river, but a tidal strait, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 23 km (14 mi). There are no dams along the river's length.
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[edit] Course
The river begins in name on the east side of Common Fence Point in Portsmouth and flows due south between the towns of Portsmouth and Middletown to the west and Tiverton and Little Compton to the east. Its mouth is at Sakonnet Point in Little Compton.
[edit] Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Sakonnet River. The list begins at the headwaters and goes downstream.
- Sakonnet River Bridge (RI 24/138)
- Stone Bridge (Formerly RI 138, destroyed by a Hurricane Carol in 1954)
[edit] Tributaries
The Quaket River is the Sakonnet River's only named tributary.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Maps from the United States Geological Survey
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