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A gondola sails under the Crawford Street Bridge. The Providence River is a tidal river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.It flows approximately 8 miles (13 km). There are no dams along the river's length, although the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is located south of downtown to protect the city of Providence from damaging tidal floods.
The 237 largest lakes and ponds make up 91% of all inland freshwater area in the state. Most lakes in Rhode Island are manmade, only 25% are natural, five of these are greater than 100 acres (40 ha) in area. [1] There are an additional nine large saltwater coastal lagoons along the south coast of Rhode Island.
Quonochontaug (KWAHN-uh-kon-tog [1]) is a coastal lagoon in the towns of Charlestown and Westerly, both in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. [2] It is the most saline of nine such lagoons (often referred to as "salt ponds") in southern Rhode Island. [3]
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rivers in bold are considered major rivers either geographically or historically. By stream network
The name of Rose Island is attributed to the island's rose shape at low tide. The bay's tides are semi-diurnal, meaning that the region experiences two high and low tides daily. The tides range in height from 3.6 feet (1.1 m) at the bay's mouth and 4.6 feet (1.4 m) at its head. Water depth varies about 4 feet (1.2 m) between high and low tide.
Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. [8]
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Location: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: North Branch Pawtuxet River Moswansicut River Ponaganset River: Primary outflows: North Branch Pawtuxet River: Catchment area: 94 sq mi (240 km 2): Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 7 mi (11 km): Max. width: 2.5 mi (4.0 km): Surface area: 5.3 sq mi (14 km 2 ...