Moosup River


The Moosup River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It flows approximately.

Course

The river rises from Clark Pond in Foster, Rhode Island. From there, it flows south through Foster and Coventry, then turns west and heads into Connecticut, flowing through Sterling and Plainfield to its mouth at the Quinebaug River.

Dam Removal

The American Rivers organization has targeted the Moosup River for dam removal to help fish to swim upstream to spawn.
In late June 2014 Moosup Dam #1 in Connecticut was removed and on September 29, 2015 the Griswold Rubber dam in Connecticut was removed.

Crossings

Below is a list all crossings over the Moosup River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
StateCountyTownCarrying
RIProvidenceFosterHarrington Road
RIProvidenceFosterMoosup Valley Road
RIKentCoventryBarbs Hill Road
RIKentCoventry RI 14
CTWindhamSterlingDeerfield Drive
CTWindhamSterling CT 14A
CTWindhamSterling CT 14
CTWindhamPlainfield CT 14
CTWindhamPlainfieldBarber Hill Road
CTWindhamPlainfieldRiver Street
CTWindhamPlainfieldPond Street
CTWindhamPlainfieldSouth Main Street
CTWindhamPlainfield I-395
CTWindhamPlainfield CT 12
CTWindhamPlainfieldWater Street
CTWindhamPlainfieldBlack Hill Road

Tributaries

In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks feed the Moosup: