The Flat 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

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. It flows approximately 5 km (3 mi). There are no dams along the river's length.

Course

The river is formed in West Greenwich

West Greenwich, Rhode Island

West Greenwich is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 6,135 at the 2010 census. West Greenwich was named for Greenwich, Kent, England...

 by the confluence of Phillips and Acid Factory Brooks. The river then flows due south to Exeter

Exeter, Rhode Island

Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from the Connecticut border to the town of North Kingstown. It is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich, and to the south by Hopkinton, Richmond and South Kingstown. Exeter's postal code...

 where it flows into the Wood River.

Tributaries

Breakheart Brook is the Flat River's only named tributary, though it has many unnamed streams that also feed it.

See also

• List of rivers in Rhode Island
• Flat River (Kent County)
  Flat River (South Branch Pawtuxet River)
  The Flat River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately . There are no dams along the river's length.-Course:The river is formed in Coventry by the confluence of Sawmill and Pine Swamp brooks...