The Queen River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the U.S.

United States

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 state of Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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. It flows approximately 10.7 miles (17.2 km). There is one dam along the river's length.

Course

The river rises out of Dead Swamp in West Greenwich

West Greenwich, Rhode Island

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 and flows due south through Exeter

Exeter, Rhode Island

Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from the Connecticut border to the town of North Kingstown. It is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich, and to the south by Hopkinton, Richmond and South Kingstown. Exeter's postal code...

 and into South Kingstown

South Kingstown, Rhode Island

South Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 30,639 at the 2010 census.South Kingstown includes the villages of Kingston, West Kingston, Wakefield, Peace Dale, Snug Harbor, Tuckertown, East Matunuck, Matunuck, Green Hill, and Perryville. Peace...

 where it converges with Glen Rock Brook to become the Usquepaug River

Usquepaug River

The Usquepaug River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 12 km and is a major tributary of the Pawcatuck River. There are two dams along the river's length.-Course:...

.

Crossings

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

• Exeter
  • Ten Rod Road (RI 102
    Route 102 (Rhode Island)
    Route 102 is a numbered State Highway running 44.5 miles in Rhode Island. Route 102 serves as a non-freeway beltway around the Providence metro area. It begins in the village of Wickford and travels through less developed areas of western Rhode Island...
    
    )
  • William Reynolds Road
  • Mail Road
• South Kingstown
  • Dugway Road

Tributaries

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

• Sodom Brook
• Locke Brook
• Rake Factory Brook