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Assapumpset Brook

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Coordinates: 41°50′37″N 71°28′47″W / 41.84361°N 71.47972°W / 41.84361; -71.47972
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Assapumpset Brook
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateRhode Island
RegionProvidence County
MunicipalityJohnston
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates41°51′26″N 71°31′27″W / 41.85722°N 71.52417°W / 41.85722; -71.52417
MouthWoonasquatucket River
 • coordinates
41°50′37″N 71°28′47″W / 41.84361°N 71.47972°W / 41.84361; -71.47972
 • elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Length5.9 mi (9.5 km)
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Assapumpset Brook is a 5.9-mile (9.5 km) long waterway in Johnston, Rhode Island, United States. It feeds the Woonasquatucket River and is considered part of the drainage basin variously termed the Narragansett Watershed[2] or the Woonasquatucket River Watershed.[3]

Variant names

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  • Assapumsic
  • Ossopimsuck
  • Assapumsick Brook
  • Assapumsik Brook
  • Assopumsett Brook
  • Oesapimsuck Brook[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Assapumpset Brook. Retrieved on 2008-07-18.
  2. ^ 2006 Waterbody Report for Assapumpset Brook
  3. ^ The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council


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