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1536:Major rivers
1463:Gould Island
1443:Dutch Island
1327:Warren River
1317:Palmer River
1303:Warren River
1288:Quaket River
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1204:Peters River
1179:Nipmuc River
1119:Branch River
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1015:Thames River
970:Beaver River
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757:Nipmuc River
692:Bungay River
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62:Rhode Island
1508:Rose Island
1503:Rock Island
1478:Hope Island
1458:Goat Island
1448:Dyer Island
1254:Wilde River
1139:Clear River
995:Queen River
852:Wilde River
712:Clear River
664:Tributaries
439:Tributaries
390:Providence
304:New England
247:tidal river
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1705:Categories
1639:Providence
1634:Portsmouth
1614:Middletown
1584:Barrington
1518:Whale Rock
1473:Hog Island
1453:Fox Island
1358:Pine River
1249:West River
1154:Mill River
1124:Carr River
1104:Abbott Run
1080:Hunt River
1005:Wood River
958:Watershed)
727:Mill River
722:Flat River
697:Carr River
672:Abbott Run
502:References
358:Recreation
344:Barrington
324:Moshassuck
259:Providence
192:71°20′53″W
189:41°43′16″N
127:71°24′36″W
124:41°49′36″N
106:Moshassuck
72:Providence
1609:Jamestown
1483:Lime Rock
1305:Watershed
1271:Watershed
1109:Big River
1097:Watershed
1073:Watershed
1049:Watershed
1017:Watershed
677:Big River
657:Watershed
599:16 August
576:6 October
553:6 October
374:Crossings
285:East Side
1594:Cranston
474:See also
332:Cranston
43:Location
1658:Bridges
1649:Warwick
1624:Newport
1589:Bristol
1411:Islands
368:sandolo
364:gondola
336:Warwick
283:to the
266:dredged
232:gondola
48:Country
1644:Warren
1336:Others
334:, and
314:Course
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