Peters River Explained

The Peters River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows .^[1]

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

• List of rivers in Massachusetts
• List of rivers in Rhode Island
• Blackstone River

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011