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[[File:Peters River in Woonsocket.jpg|thumb|200px|The Peters River at the Diamond Hill Road ([[Route 114 (Rhode Island)|RI 114]]) crossing in [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island]].]] |
[[File:Peters River in Woonsocket.jpg|thumb|200px|The Peters River at the Diamond Hill Road ([[Route 114 (Rhode Island)|RI 114]]) crossing in [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island]].]] |
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The '''Peters River''' is a [[river]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] states of [[Massachusetts]] and [[Rhode Island]]. It flows {{convert|7.0|mi}}.<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 1, 2011</ref> |
The '''Peters River''' is a [[river]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] states of [[Massachusetts]] and [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{GNIS|1219003}}</ref> It flows {{convert|7.0|mi}}.<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 1, 2011</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:06, 12 December 2018
The Peters River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.[1] It flows 7.0 miles (11.3 km).[2]
Course
The river rises from Curtis Pond in Bellingham, Massachusetts, flowing south through Bellingham and into Woonsocket, Rhode Island where is flows into the Blackstone River.
Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Peters River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
- Bellingham
- Maple Brook Road
- Cross Street
- Railroad Street
- Pulaski Boulevard
- Wrentham Road
- Paine Street
- Woonsocket
- Diamond Hill Road (RI 114)
- Wood Avenue
- Mill Street
Tributaries
Arnolds and Bungay Brooks are the only two named tributaries of the Peters River, though it has many unnamed streams that also feed it.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peters River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011