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Pawtuxet Falls
Cranston, Rhode Island
Restored rapids at Pawtuxet Village on the Cranston/Warwick line, where the old dam came out in 2011 for fish passage.
At a glance
Overview
Pawtuxet Falls sits at the mouth of the Pawtuxet River in Pawtuxet Village, spanning the Cranston / Warwick line at the Broad Street bridge. The 1924 concrete Pawtuxet Falls Dam was removed in 2011, restoring a natural set of rapids and a short drop and reopening roughly seven miles of river to migrating herring, shad, and eel. View the falls from the bridge and the small village park on either bank.
- Also known as
- Pawtuxet Village Falls, Pawtuxet River Falls
- County
- Providence
- Region
- West Bay
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Tiered
Know before you go
Public
Not listed
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Drive to the Broad Street bridge in Pawtuxet Village on the Cranston / Warwick line. Park on the village side streets and view the falls from the bridge and the small waterside spaces on either bank.
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