- Providence River
from damaging tidal floods.
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. [ [http://www.crmc.state.ri.us/pubs/features/S02_Volume10_Issue4.pdf crmc.state.ri.us] Providence River Dredging Project: Breaking the Impasse through Partnering]
Course
The river is formed by the confluence of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck rivers in downtown Providence. From here, it flows south through Providence, receiving the
Seekonk River and continuing south to its confluence with theWarren River to formNarragansett Bay .Crossings
Below is a list of all crossings over the Providence River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
*Providence
**Washington Place
**College Street
**Crawford Street
**Interstate 195
**Point Street
**Fox Point Hurricane Barrier
**Providence River Bridge (relocatedInterstate 195 )Tributaries
The Seekonk and Pawtuxet Rivers are the Providence River's only named tributaries, though it has several unnamed streams that also feed it.
ee also
*
Providence, Rhode Island
*List of rivers in Rhode Island
*Moshassuck River
*Pawtuxet River
*Seekonk River
*Warren River
*Woonasquatucket River
*Narragansett Bay References
*Maps from the
United States Geological Survey
* [http://www.providence.edu/polisci/students/megaport/Dredging.htm Providence.edu] Providence River Dredging Project Answer Sheet
* [http://www.crmc.state.ri.us/pubs/features/S02_Volume10_Issue4.pdf crmc.state.ri.us] Providence River Dredging Project: Breaking the Impasse through Partnering
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