The Chepachet River is a river

River

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 in the U.S.

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 state of Rhode Island

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. It flows 5.2 miles (8.4 km). There are eight dams along the river's length.

Course

The river rises from Cherry Valley Pond in Glocester

Glocester, Rhode Island

Glocester is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,746 as of the 2010 census. The villages of Chepachet and Harmony are in Glocester. Putnam Pike Glocester is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,746 as of the 2010...

. From there it flows to Keech Pond and Smith & Sayles Reservoir, then north to Burrillville

Burrillville, Rhode Island

Burrillville is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It was incorporated as an independent municipality on November 17, 1806 when the Rhode Island General Assembly authorized the residents of then North Glocester to elect its own officers. The population was 15,955 at the 2010...

 where it converges with the Clear River

Clear River (Rhode Island)

The Clear River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately . There are five dams along the river's length.-Course:The river rises from a swamp southwest of Wallum Lake in Burrillville. From there, the river flows roughly east past the villages of Pascoag and Harrisville...

 to form the Branch River

Branch River (Rhode Island)

The Branch River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 16 km . There are six dams along the river's length. The river provided energy for many of the regions textile mills in the nineteenth century.-Course:...

.

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
    Route 102 (Rhode Island)
    Route 102 is a numbered State Highway running 44.5 miles in Rhode Island. Route 102 serves as a non-freeway beltway around the Providence metro area. It begins in the village of Wickford and travels through less developed areas of western Rhode Island...
    
    )
  • Lake View Drive
  • Chestnut Hill Road
  • Putnam Pike (RI 102/U.S. 44)
• 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