Kickamuit River
Encyclopedia
The Kickamuit River is a river in the U.S.
states of Massachusetts
and Rhode Island
flowing approximately 7.9 miles (12.7 km).
dialect and has numerous spellings. In, 2002 the Environmental Protection Agency judged it too polluted for recreation and shell-fishing.
Current day 2011, the Kickemuit River is classified as a Class A, Type II Waterway and open to both recreational activities and shell-fishing due to the tremendous effortsand work by environmental organizations like the Kickemuit River Council, Warren, R.I..
in the swamps north of Locust Street in Swansea
. From here it flows due south to Swansea and into the Warren Reservoir, which drains approximately 2300 acres (9.3 km²). From Warren Reservoir it flows generally southwest, then southeast to Mount Hope Bay
, passing to the east of the center of the town of Warren, Rhode Island
and ending northeast of Bristol
. The Kickamuit Reservoir dam forms the boundary between fresh and salt water.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
states of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and 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...
flowing approximately 7.9 miles (12.7 km).
History
The river's name descends from a NarragansettNarragansett (tribe)
The Narragansett tribe are an Algonquian Native American tribe from Rhode Island. In 1983 they regained federal recognition as the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island. In 2009, the United States Supreme Court ruled against their request that the Department of Interior take land into trust...
dialect and has numerous spellings. In, 2002 the Environmental Protection Agency judged it too polluted for recreation and shell-fishing.
Current day 2011, the Kickemuit River is classified as a Class A, Type II Waterway and open to both recreational activities and shell-fishing due to the tremendous effortsand work by environmental organizations like the Kickemuit River Council, Warren, R.I..
Course
The river's source is in Rehoboth, MassachusettsRehoboth, Massachusetts
Rehoboth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,172 at the 2000 census.-History:It was incorporated in 1643 making it one of the earliest Massachusetts towns to be incorporated. The Rehoboth Carpenter Family is among the founding families...
in the swamps north of Locust Street in Swansea
Swansea, Massachusetts
Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts.It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, 47 miles south of Boston; and 12 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island....
. From here it flows due south to Swansea and into the Warren Reservoir, which drains approximately 2300 acres (9.3 km²). From Warren Reservoir it flows generally southwest, then southeast to Mount Hope Bay
Mount Hope Bay
Mount Hope Bay is a tidal estuary located at the mouth of the Taunton River on the Massachusetts and Rhode Island border. It is an arm of Narragansett Bay. The bay is named after Mount Hope, a small hill located on its western shore in what is now Bristol, Rhode Island. It flows into the East...
, passing to the east of the center of the town of Warren, Rhode Island
Warren, Rhode Island
Warren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,611 at the 2010 census.-History:Warren was the site of the Indian village of Sowams on the peninsula called Pokanoket , and was first explored by Europeans in 1621, by Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins...
and ending northeast of Bristol
Bristol, Rhode Island
Bristol is a town in and the historic county seat of Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,954 at the 2010 census. Bristol, a deepwater seaport, is named after Bristol, England....
. The Kickamuit Reservoir dam forms the boundary between fresh and salt water.
Crossings
Below is a list of crossings over the Kickamuit River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.- Swansea, Massachusetts
- Locust Street
- Reed Street
- Interstate 195Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)Interstate 195 is an Interstate Highway running a combined 40.1 miles in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It travels from a junction with Interstate 95 in Providence, Rhode Island east to a junction with Interstate 495 and Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts...
- Stephen French Road
- Colletti Lane
- Fall River Avenue (U.S. 6)
- Burnside Drive
- Lynnwood Road
- Bushee Road
- Warren, Rhode Island
- Schoolhouse Road
- Child Street (RI 103)Route 103 (Rhode Island)Route 103 is a numbered State Highway running in Rhode Island. It runs from I-195 in East Providence to the Massachusetts state line in the town of Warren, where the road continues as Massachusetts Route 103...