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County
Reach
Length (miles)
Description
Potential Classification
ORVs
Watershed (HUC Code 8)
Year Listed/ Updated
Other StateBuckeye Brook
Kent
Headwaters at Warwick Pond to mouth at Narragansett Bay, includes Lockwood and Warner Brook
3
Buckeye Brook is a small, coastal stream located entirely within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island. The character of the watershed is largely urban, but greenway corridors along Buckeye Brook have been well preserved through open-space acquisition of floodplains and adjacent uplands in many portions. Fish - Regionally significant spawning runs for river herring and American and Lamprey eels. Recreation Significant striped bass fishery, tidal river is popular canoe and kayak resource. History - Significant historical context, including site of significant tidal mill built in 1652.
Recreational
Fish, Historic, Recreational
Narragansett
2011Chipuxet River
Washington
Kingston Road to Worden Pond
3
Botanic - Segment includes Great Swamp, which is the largest swamp ĂŹin New England and supports extensive swamp forest and marsh vegetation. The area is a National Natural Landmark.

Other
Pawcatuck-Wood
1982Lockwood Brook
Kent
Headwaters at Warwick Pond to mouth at Narragansett Bay, includes Lockwood and Warner Brook
2
Buckeye Brook is a small, coastal stream located entirely within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island. The character of the watershed is largely urban, but greenway corridors along Buckeye Brook have been well preserved through open-space acquisition of floodplains and adjacent uplands in many portions. Fish - Regionally significant spawning runs for river herring and American and Lamprey eels. Recreation Significant striped bass fishery, tidal river is popular canoe and kayak resource. History - Significant historical context, including site of significant tidal mill built in 1652.
Recreational
Fish, Historic, Recreational
Narragansett
2011Pawcatuck River
Washington
Worden Pond to Bradford
17
Geologic - The topography, including outwash plains and depressions forming Kettle Hole Lake, is an exceptional example of glacial deposition of the late Ice Age.

Geologic
Pawcatuck-Wood
1982Pawcatuck River
New London, Washington
Bradford to Nooseneck Hill Road
6
Historic - Segment includes portions of the site where a decisive colonial battle was fought with the Narragansett Indians.

Historic
Pawcatuck-Wood
1982Warner Brook
Kent
Headwaters at Warwick Pond to mouth at Narragansett Bay, includes Lockwood and Warner Brook
1
Buckeye Brook is a small, coastal stream located entirely within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island. The character of the watershed is largely urban, but greenway corridors along Buckeye Brook have been well preserved through open-space acquisition of floodplains and adjacent uplands in many portions. Fish - Regionally significant spawning runs for river herring and American and Lamprey eels. Recreation Significant striped bass fishery, tidal river is popular canoe and kayak resource. History - Significant historical context, including site of significant tidal mill built in 1652.
Recreational
Fish, Historic, Recreational
Narragansett
2011Wood River
Washington
Ten Rod Road to KG Ranch Road
5
Recreation -Segment is in close proximity to the urban population centers of southeastern New England and includes significant and diverse recreation features including a trout fishery, a trail network, and Class II canoe waters.

Recreational
Pawcatuck-Wood
1982Wood River
Washington
I-95 to Alton Pond
5
Recreation - Segment is unique in that it contains a significant trout fishery and wildlife habitat in close proximity to major urban population centers of southeastern New England.

Recreational
Pawcatuck-Wood
1982
 Last updated: November 30, 2016
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