105:
22:
1041:
984:
325:
that the said
Pawcatuck river shall be also called alias Norrogansett or Narrogansett river; and, to prevent future disputes, that otherwise might arise thereby, forever hereafter shall be construed, deemed and taken to be the Narragansett river in our late grant to Connecticut Colony mentioned as
190:
being appointed in 1665. In 1703, a Board of
Commissioners upheld the Pawcatuck River as the border between Rhode Island and Connecticut. The issue was finally resolved in 1840 when a joint survey was conducted and Connecticut ratified the boundaries.
420:
722:
1126:
1121:
182:. However, a 1663 royal charter defined the western border of Rhode Island as the Pawcatuck River, which lies west of Narragansett Bay. In order to resolve the conflicting definitions,
460:
593:
173:
715:
428:
51:
1082:
1025:
301:
638:
578:
708:
453:
395:
573:
1141:
1136:
446:
878:
1111:
1075:
1018:
285:
257:
209:
odor in certain conditions. The algae is also ruinous to native sea plants and therefore to the fish and shellfish such as the native
67:
1116:
147:
91:
945:
231:
has been banned in various parts of the bay since 1991 due to contamination issues and for the entire bay in 2016 and 2017.
1106:
1068:
1011:
633:
104:
1101:
563:
489:
43:
913:
898:
883:
537:
47:
1131:
146:. Since that time, it has migrated north and west, and changed orientation. It now begins about 1/4 mile east of
142:, Elihu Island, and Barn Island. Sandy Point was once part of Napatree Point until the two were separated by the
408:
858:
772:
187:
135:
421:"Little Narragansett Bay is still off-limits to shellfishing because of poor water quality | The Westerly Sun"
315:
568:
679:
186:
renamed the
Pawcatuck River to "Little Narragansett Bay". Connecticut disputed the boundaries, leading to
56:
32:
183:
36:
674:
381:
60:
689:
628:
499:
484:
356:
295:
139:
931:
923:
863:
853:
810:
805:
787:
782:
777:
613:
281:
253:
143:
71:
1052:
995:
868:
843:
820:
516:
494:
179:
1040:
908:
532:
116:
983:
903:
825:
658:
623:
598:
553:
527:
178:
In 1662, Connecticut's royal charter delineated the easternmost border of the state as
128:
339:
1095:
893:
888:
734:
700:
653:
608:
603:
588:
1048:
873:
643:
583:
470:
276:
Stein, Mark (2008). "Connecticut's
Eastern Border; Rhode Island's Western Border".
222:
120:
991:
848:
835:
815:
738:
684:
648:
618:
124:
248:
Heppner, Frank H. (2012). "Chapter 2: The
Railroad Geography of Rhode Island".
558:
438:
201:
960:
947:
409:
https://www.ecori.org/narragansett-bay/2015/7/20/little-bay-faces-big-threats
228:
206:
344:. Published by the Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission. pp. 10–11.
174:
Colony of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations § Western boundary
797:
210:
731:
103:
764:
704:
442:
746:
15:
250:
Railroads of Rhode Island: Shaping the Ocean State's
Railways
54:
and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as
127:
state line. It is sheltered by the curving peninsula of
115:
is an inlet of the
Atlantic Ocean and an estuary of the
1056:
999:
134:
At the base of
Napatree Point is the resort village of
922:
834:
796:
763:
745:
667:
546:
508:
477:
1127:Bodies of water of Washington County, Rhode Island
1122:Bodies of water of New London County, Connecticut
1076:
1019:
716:
454:
382:"Ransbottom honored by community he's served"
8:
361:Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
35:, which are uninformative and vulnerable to
50:and maintains a consistent citation style.
1083:
1069:
1026:
1012:
723:
709:
701:
461:
447:
439:
338:Rhode Island State Planning Board (1936).
300:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
108:Little Narragansett Bay, Watch Hill, R.I.
92:Learn how and when to remove this message
396:"Little Narragansett Bay in Connecticut"
271:
269:
240:
138:. The bay also contains the islands of
293:
7:
1037:
1035:
980:
978:
199:The bay has a large infestation of
42:Please consider converting them to
1055:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
998:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
341:Rhode Island Boundaries, 1636–1936
326:the easterly bounds of that Colony
280:. New York. pp. 49, 245–246.
14:
357:"Surveying Connecticut's Borders"
252:. Charleston, SC: History Press.
1039:
982:
20:
278:How the States Got Their Shapes
221:The bay is a renowned spot for
46:to ensure the article remains
1:
509:Canals, estuaries, and rivers
355:Baron, Robert (26 May 2013).
1142:Rhode Island geography stubs
1051:state location article is a
994:state location article is a
1137:Connecticut geography stubs
1158:
1034:
977:
538:Thames River (Connecticut)
317:Rhode Island Royal Charter
171:
1112:Estuaries of Rhode Island
205:algae, which gives off a
150:, and runs approximately
1117:Estuaries of Connecticut
188:Conservator of the Peace
136:Watch Hill, Rhode Island
755:Little Narragansett Bay
523:Little Narragansett Bay
113:Little Narragansett Bay
879:Mill River (Fairfield)
680:Diamond Hill Reservoir
425:www.thewesterlysun.com
164:miles east-southeast.
109:
961:41.32000°N 71.86583°W
107:
1107:Bays of Rhode Island
675:Burlingame Reservoir
195:Environmental issues
1102:Bays of Connecticut
966:41.32000; -71.86583
957: /
690:Scituate Reservoir
629:Quonochontaug Pond
500:Rhode Island Sound
485:Block Island Sound
148:Stonington Borough
110:
1064:
1063:
1007:
1006:
940:
939:
932:Long Island Sound
864:Hammonasset River
854:Connecticut River
811:Bridgeport Harbor
806:Black Rock Harbor
783:Wethersfield Cove
778:Wequetequock Cove
698:
697:
614:Point Judith Pond
144:Hurricane of 1938
102:
101:
94:
52:Several templates
1149:
1132:Narragansett Bay
1085:
1078:
1071:
1043:
1036:
1028:
1021:
1014:
986:
979:
972:
971:
969:
968:
967:
962:
958:
955:
954:
953:
950:
869:Housatonic River
844:Black Hall River
821:New Haven Harbor
725:
718:
711:
702:
517:Blackstone Canal
495:Narragansett Bay
463:
456:
449:
440:
433:
432:
427:. Archived from
417:
411:
406:
400:
399:
392:
386:
385:
378:
372:
371:
369:
367:
352:
346:
345:
335:
329:
328:
322:
312:
306:
305:
299:
291:
273:
264:
263:
245:
180:Narragansett Bay
163:
162:
158:
155:
97:
90:
86:
83:
77:
75:
64:
24:
23:
16:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1151:
1150:
1148:
1147:
1146:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1089:
1033:
1032:
975:
965:
963:
959:
956:
951:
948:
946:
944:
943:
941:
936:
918:
909:Saugatuck River
830:
792:
759:
741:
729:
699:
694:
663:
594:Lake Washington
574:Great Salt Pond
547:Lakes and ponds
542:
533:Pawcatuck River
504:
478:Bays and sounds
473:
469:Waterbodies of
467:
437:
436:
419:
418:
414:
407:
403:
394:
393:
389:
380:
379:
375:
365:
363:
354:
353:
349:
337:
336:
332:
320:
314:
313:
309:
292:
288:
275:
274:
267:
260:
247:
246:
242:
237:
219:
197:
176:
170:
160:
156:
153:
151:
117:Pawcatuck River
98:
87:
81:
78:
66:
55:
41:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1155:
1153:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1087:
1080:
1073:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1044:
1031:
1030:
1023:
1016:
1008:
1005:
1004:
987:
938:
937:
935:
934:
928:
926:
920:
919:
917:
916:
911:
906:
904:Rippowam River
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
840:
838:
832:
831:
829:
828:
826:Norwalk Harbor
823:
818:
813:
808:
802:
800:
794:
793:
791:
790:
788:Ziegler's Cove
785:
780:
775:
769:
767:
761:
760:
758:
757:
751:
749:
743:
742:
730:
728:
727:
720:
713:
705:
696:
695:
693:
692:
687:
682:
677:
671:
669:
665:
664:
662:
661:
659:Winnapaug Pond
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
634:Roosevelt Lake
631:
626:
624:Quicksand Pond
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
599:Mashapaug Pond
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
554:Butterfly Pond
550:
548:
544:
543:
541:
540:
535:
530:
528:Mount Hope Bay
525:
520:
512:
510:
506:
505:
503:
502:
497:
492:
487:
481:
479:
475:
474:
468:
466:
465:
458:
451:
443:
435:
434:
431:on 2017-06-18.
412:
401:
387:
373:
347:
330:
307:
287:978-1606711453
286:
265:
259:978-1609493332
258:
239:
238:
236:
233:
218:
215:
196:
193:
169:
166:
129:Napatree Point
100:
99:
44:full citations
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1154:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1086:
1081:
1079:
1074:
1072:
1067:
1066:
1060:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1045:
1042:
1038:
1029:
1024:
1022:
1017:
1015:
1010:
1009:
1003:
1001:
997:
993:
988:
985:
981:
976:
973:
970:
933:
930:
929:
927:
925:
921:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
894:Noroton River
892:
890:
889:Niantic River
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
841:
839:
837:
833:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
803:
801:
799:
795:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
770:
768:
766:
762:
756:
753:
752:
750:
748:
744:
740:
736:
733:
726:
721:
719:
714:
712:
707:
706:
703:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
672:
670:
666:
660:
657:
655:
654:Watchaug Pond
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
609:Ninigret Pond
607:
605:
604:Maschaug Pond
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
589:Lake Mishnock
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
564:Edgewood Lake
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
551:
549:
545:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
518:
514:
513:
511:
507:
501:
498:
496:
493:
491:
490:Greenwich Bay
488:
486:
483:
482:
480:
476:
472:
464:
459:
457:
452:
450:
445:
444:
441:
430:
426:
422:
416:
413:
410:
405:
402:
397:
391:
388:
383:
377:
374:
362:
358:
351:
348:
343:
342:
334:
331:
327:
319:
318:
311:
308:
303:
297:
289:
283:
279:
272:
270:
266:
261:
255:
251:
244:
241:
234:
232:
230:
226:
224:
216:
214:
212:
208:
204:
203:
194:
192:
189:
185:
181:
175:
167:
165:
149:
145:
141:
137:
132:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
106:
96:
93:
85:
73:
72:documentation
69:
62:
61:documentation
58:
53:
49:
45:
40:
38:
34:
29:This article
27:
18:
17:
1057:expanding it
1049:Rhode Island
1046:
1000:expanding it
989:
974:
942:
914:Thames River
899:Oyster River
884:Mystic River
874:Mianus River
836:River mouths
754:
644:Trustom Pond
584:Lake Bel Air
522:
515:
471:Rhode Island
429:the original
424:
415:
404:
390:
376:
364:. Retrieved
360:
350:
340:
333:
324:
316:
310:
277:
249:
243:
229:Shellfishing
227:
223:sea kayaking
220:
200:
198:
184:King Charles
177:
133:
121:Rhode Island
112:
111:
88:
79:
68:Citation bot
30:
992:Connecticut
964: /
849:Byram River
816:Kidd Harbor
739:Connecticut
735:waterbodies
685:Miscoe Lake
649:Wallum Lake
639:Silver Lake
619:Potter Pond
579:Indian Lake
140:Sandy Point
125:Connecticut
82:August 2022
1096:Categories
952:71°51′57″W
949:41°19′12″N
859:Farm River
773:Smith Cove
668:Reservoirs
559:Cards Pond
235:References
202:Cladophora
172:See also:
48:verifiable
366:20 August
296:cite book
207:sulfurous
33:bare URLs
569:Ell Pond
323:. 1663.
37:link rot
798:Harbors
732:Coastal
168:History
159:⁄
119:on the
924:Sounds
284:
256:
211:quahog
57:reFill
1047:This
990:This
765:Coves
321:(PDF)
217:Sport
31:uses
1053:stub
996:stub
747:Bays
368:2021
302:link
282:ISBN
254:ISBN
65:and
737:of
1098::
423:.
359:.
298:}}
294:{{
268:^
225:.
213:.
131:.
1084:e
1077:t
1070:v
1059:.
1027:e
1020:t
1013:v
1002:.
724:e
717:t
710:v
462:e
455:t
448:v
398:.
384:.
370:.
304:)
290:.
262:.
161:2
157:1
154:+
152:1
123:–
95:)
89:(
84:)
80:(
76:.
74:)
70:(
63:)
59:(
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
