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Wood River access points and trip distances, Rhode Island

8 access points (8 public) along 13.3 river miles of the Wood River in Rhode Island. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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River conditions: Wood River Near Arcadia, Ri
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Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Wood River @Rte 165
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41.57292, -71.72063 0.7
0.7High Banks
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41.56522, -71.71530 2.6
3.3Barberville
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41.54092, -71.69632 2.6
5.9Wyoming Dam
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41.51584, -71.70210 0.4
6.4Dow Field
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41.51189, -71.70715 1.3
7.7Tefft
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41.49831, -71.71681 0.3
8.1Switch Rd
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41.49345, -71.71601 5.3
13.3Alton Pond Landing
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41.43812, -71.72242 end

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from RI DEM Fishing & Boating Access. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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