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Chepachet River

River in Rhode Island, United States

The Chepachet River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows 5.2 miles (8.4 km).^[1] There are eight dams along the river's length.^[2]

Course

The river rises from Cherry Valley Pond in Glocester. From there it flows to Keech Pond and Smith & Sayles Reservoir, then north to Burrillville where it converges with the Clear River to form the Branch River.

Crossings

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

Glocester
- Chopmist Hill Road (RI 102)
- Lake View Drive
- Chestnut Hill Road
- Putnam Pike (RI 102/U.S. 44)
Burrillville
- Gazza Road
- Mapleville Main Street

Tributaries

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

Peckham Brook
Saunders Brook
Stingo Brook
Sucker Brook

References

Maps from the United States Geological Survey

^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
^ Governor's Task Force on Dam Safety and Maintenance – Final Report, January 2001

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

v t e Providence River Watershed
Tributaries	Abbott Run Big River Blackstone River Branch River Bungay River Carr River Chepachet River Chockalog River Clear River Congdon River Flat River Mill River Millers River Mishnock River Moshassuck River Moswansicut River Mumford River Nipmuc River Nooseneck River North Branch Pawtuxet River Pascoag River Pawtuxet River Peters River Pocasset River Ponaganset River Providence River Quinsigamond River Seekonk River Sevenmile River South Branch Pawtuxet River Stillwater River Tannery River Ten Mile River Thacher River West River (MA) West River (RI) Wilde River Woonasquatucket River

Providence River Watershed

Tributaries