Potowomut River

River in Rhode Island, United States

41°39′18″N 71°24′31″W / 41.6550°N 71.4087°W / 41.6550; -71.4087

The Potowomut River is a tidal extension of the Hunt River in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.^[1] It runs approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km).^[2]

Course

The river begins in name just south of Old Forge Road in Warwick where the river becomes the southern boundary of Potowomut Neck, an exclave of Warwick. It flows roughly northeast between Warwick and North Kingstown until its mouth at Narragansett Bay.

Crossings

Old Forge Road in Warwick is the only crossing over the Potowomut River.

Tributaries

The Potowomut River has no named or unnamed tributaries.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potowomut River
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011

Rivers of Rhode Island by drainage system

Block Island Sound

Point Judith Pond	Saugatucket River

Long Island Sound

Little Narragansett Bay (Pawcatuck River Watershed)	Ashaway River Beaver River Chipuxet River Flat River (Wood) Green Fall River Pawcatuck River Queen River Usquepaug River Wood River
Thames River Watershed	Moosup River

Narragansett Bay

Pettaquamscutt River Watershed	Mattatuxet River Pettaquamscutt River
Potowomut River Watershed	Hunt River Potowomut River
Providence River Watershed	Abbott Run Big River Blackstone River Branch River Carr River Chepachet River Chockalog River Clear River Congdon River Flat River (South Branch Pawtuxet) Mill River Millers River Mishnock River Moshassuck River Moswansicut River Nipmuc River Nooseneck River North Branch Pawtuxet River Pascoag River Pawtuxet River Peters River Pocasset River Ponaganset River Providence River Seekonk River Sevenmile River South Branch Pawtuxet River Stillwater River Ten Mile River West River Wilde River Woonasquatucket River
Sakonnet River Watershed	Maidford River Maiford River Quaket River Sakonnet River
Warren River Watershed	Barrington River Palmer River Runnins River Warren River
Others	Annaquatucket River Kickamuit River Maskerchugg River Pine River