Ashaway River
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The Ashaway River is a river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the U.S.
United States
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 state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

. It flows approximately 4 km (2 mi). There are three dams along the river's length.

Course

The river is formed in Hopkinton
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Hopkinton is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 8,188 at the 2010 census.The villages of Ashaway and Hope Valley are located in Hopkinton.-Geography:Hopkinton is found at 41.461 N latitude and 71.778 W longitude...

 by the confluence of Parmenter Brook and the Green Fall River
Green Fall River
The Green Fall River is a river in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 13 km .-Course:The river rises from a swamp south of Rockville Road in Voluntown...

. From there, it flows south through Hopkinton to it's mouth at the Pawcatuck River
Pawcatuck River
The Pawcatuck River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut flowing approximately . There are eight dams along the river's length. The former USS Pawcatuck was named after the river.-History:...


Crossings

Below is a list of all crossings over the Ashaway River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
  • Hopkinton
    • Interstate 95
      Interstate 95 in Rhode Island
      Interstate 95, the main north–south Interstate Highway on the east coast of the United States, runs generally southwest-northeast through the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs from the border with Connecticut near Westerly through Warwick and Providence and to the Massachusetts state line...

    • Wellstown Road
    • High Street (RI 216
      Route 216 (Rhode Island)
      -Route:Route 216 takes the following route through the State:*Charlestown: ; U.S. 1 to Westerly city line**Ross Hill Road*Westerly: ; Charlestown town line to Hopkinton town line**Ross Hill Road, Church Street, South Main Street and North Main Street...

      )
    • Laurel Street

Tributaries

The Ashaway River has no named tributaries, though it has many unnamed streams that feed it.
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