The Nooseneck 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 5.5 miles (8.9 km). There are three dams along the river's length.

Course

The river rises on the south side of Hammitt Hill in Coventry

Coventry, Rhode Island

Coventry is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 35,014 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of . of it is land and of it is water...

, then flows southeast through 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...

 where it converges with the Congdon River

Congdon River

The Congdon River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, in the Big River State Management Area and immediately south. It flows approximately 3 km . There three dams along the river's length, at Rathbon Pond, Money Swamp Pond, and at Millbrook Pond...

 to form the Big River

Big River (Rhode Island)

The Big River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows . There are no dams along the river's length.-Course:The river is formed in West Greenwich by the confluence of the Congdon and Nooseneck rivers...

.

Crossings

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

• West Greenwich
  • Sharpe Street
  • Fry Pond Road
  • 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...
    
    
  • Nooseneck Hill Road (RI 3
    Route 3 (Rhode Island)
    Route 3 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.-Route:Route 3 takes the following route through the State:*Westerly: ; U.S...
    
    )

Tributaries

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