Saugatucket River – July 20, 2017

Saugatucket River

The sky was clear and the birds were singing, and since we were going to RiverFire, I decided to paddle to the upper Point Judith Pond and then up the Saugatucket River.

The Saugatucket River arises in North Kingstown and flows south through South Kingstown before flowing into the Point Judith Pond at Silver Spring Cove.

Main Street Dam

The lower section of the Saugatucket flows through a pretty saltwater swamp.  I passed Mews Tavern and squeezed under two blow-downs before I reached the Main Street Dam – the end of the tidal river.

I thought about portaging around the dam, but it looked like a lot of work for a river choked with weeds.  I was proved right when I saw it from the top at RiverFire that night.

RiverFire in Wakefield

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