Chipuxet River

River in Rhode Island, United States

Chipuxet River
Location
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island

National Wild and Scenic River
Designated	March 12, 2019^[1]

The Chipuxet River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 8.5 miles (13.7 km).^[2] There are two dams along the river's length.^[3]

The river is used as the main drinking water supply for the University of Rhode Island. Due to heavy water demands on the river, it has been known to run dry at times.^[4]

Course

The river rises from what is now Slocum Reservoir in Exeter. From there it flows south past the University of Rhode Island, through South Kingstown to its mouth at Worden Pond.

Crossings

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

North Kingstown
- Railroad Avenue
Exeter
- Bridge Ridge Road
- Dorset Mill Road
- Yawgoo Valley Road
- Wolf Rock Road
South Kingstown
- Kingstown Road (RI 138)

Tributaries

The Chipuxet River has no named tributaries, though many unnamed streams feed it.

References

Maps from the United States Geological Survey

^ "Explore Designated Rivers". Rivers.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ 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
^ "Realistic Restoration of Streamflow in the Chipuxet Basin". Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2007-04-03.

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 Pawcatuck River Watershed
Tributaries	Ashaway River Beaver River Chipuxet River Flat River Green Fall River Pawcatuck River Queen River Shunock River Usquepaug River Wood River