Providence River
River in Rhode Island, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Providence River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Rhode Island |
County | Providence |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | confluence of Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck rivers |
• coordinates | 41.8267°N 71.4100°W / 41.8267; -71.4100 |
Mouth | |
• location | Narragansett Bay |
• coordinates | 41.721°N 71.348°W / 41.721; -71.348 |
Length | 8 mi (13 km) |
The southern part of the river has been dredged at a cost of $65 million in federal and state funds to benefit nearby marinas and commercial shipping interests.[1]
The Dutch called the Providence River the Nassau River. It was the northeastern limit of Dutch claims in the colonial era, owing to Adriaen Block's exploration of Narragansett Bay, from 1614 until the Hartford Treaty of 1650. It can, therefore, be regarded as the original boundary between the English New England colonies and the Dutch colony of New Netherland.