Sakonnet River

The Sakonnet River is a tidal strait, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 23 km (14 mi) between Mount Hope Bay and Rhode Island Sound. It separates Aquidneck Island from the eastern portion of Newport County.

Crossings

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

Tributaries

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Coordinates: 41°28′16″N 71°13′26″W / 41.471072°N 71.223935°W / 41.471072; -71.223935

Sakonnet

The Sakonnet people are Native Americans in the United States, related to the Wampanoag people who spoke a dialect of the Massachusett language. The tribal name was applied to Rhode Island's Sakonnet River, Sakonnet Harbor, and other geographic features.

Alternate spellings

The spelling "Sakonnet" has become accepted because of long use on maps, but the name is sometimes written as 'Sekonnet', 'Seaconnet', 'Sakonnet', 'Saconnet', 'Sakonett', or 'Segonet'.

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