The Moosup 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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 states of Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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 and Connecticut

Connecticut

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. It flows approximately 23.7 miles (38.1 km).

Course

The river rises from Clark Pond in Foster, Rhode Island

Foster, Rhode Island

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. From there, it flows south through Foster and Coventry

Coventry, Rhode Island

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, then turns west and heads into Connecticut, flowing through Sterling

Sterling, Connecticut

Sterling is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,099 at the 2000 census.-Local History:The town was incorporated in 1794 following approval of the CT Assembly, and was carved from northern part of the Town of Voluntown...

 and Plainfield

Plainfield, Connecticut

Plainfield is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 14,619 at the 2000 census. The town comprises four villages: Plainfield , Moosup , Wauregan , and Central Village . Each village has their own respective United States Post Office and fire department...

 to its mouth at the Quinebaug River

Quinebaug River

The Quinebaug River is a river in south-central Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut, with watershed extending into western Rhode Island. The name "Quinebaug" comes from the southern New England Native American term, spelled variously Qunnubbâgge, Quinibauge, etc., meaning "long pond", from...

.

Crossings

Below is a list all crossings over the Moosup River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.

• Foster
  • Harrington Road
  • Moosup Valley Road
• Coventry
  • Barbs Hill Road
  • Plainfield Pike (RI 14
    Route 14 (Rhode Island)
    Route 14 is a numbered State Highway running in the U.S. State of Rhode Island.-Route:Route 14 takes the following route through the State:*Coventry: ; Connecticut State line at CT 14/CT 14A to Foster town line**Plainfield Pike...
    
    )
• Sterling
  • Deerfield Drive
  • Plainfield Pike (CT 14A)
  • Sterling Road (CT 14
    Route 14 (Connecticut)
    Route 14A is an alternate route of Route 14 in the Plainfield and Sterling areas. Prior to 1963, Route 14A was the original road used by Route 14 between Canterbury and Plainfield. In Sterling, modern Route 14A was known as Route 211 between 1932 and 1950. From 1950 to...
    
    )
• Plainfield
  • North Main Street (CT 14)
  • Barber Hill Road
  • River Street
  • Pond Street
  • South Main Street
  • Interstate 395
  • Norwich Road (CT 12)
  • Water Street
  • Black Hill Road

Tributaries

In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks feed the Moosup:

• West Meadow Brook
• Bucks Horn Brook
• Roaring Brook
• Vaughn Brook
• Quanduck Brook
• Angell Brook