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    Narragansett Bay - Wikipedia

    • Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound covering 147 square miles (380 km ), 120.5 square miles (312 km ) of which is in Rhode Island. The bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor and includes a small archipelago. Small parts of the bay extend into Massachusetts. Ther… See more

    Etymology

    "Narragansett" is derived from the southern New England Algonquian word Naiaganset meaning "(people) of the small point of land". See more

    Geography

    The watershed of Narragansett Bay has seven river sub-drainage basins, including the Taunton, Pawtuxet, and Blackstone Rivers, and they provide freshwater input at approximately 2.1 million U.S. gallons (7.9×10 L) … See more

    LocationRhode Island, Massachusetts, United States
    Surface area147 square miles (380 km²)
    TypeBay
    Oceanography

    Tides in the watershed are measured at Providence, Fall River, Quonset Point, Conimicut Light, Prudence Island, and Newport. In shallow water, sound waves are used to measure water height by precisely m… See more

    Early history

    The first visit by Europeans to the bay was probably in the early 16th century. At the time, the area surrounding the bay was inhabited by two different Indian tribes: the Narragansetts occupied the west side of the bay, and the … See more

    Water properties and phytoplankton distribution

    Narragansett Bay is divided by Conanicut Island into east and west passages. Its depth averages approximately 9.0 meters throughout the bay, but it is shallower in the west passage and deeper in the east. Narragans… See more

    Rivers

    • Blackstone River, Woonsocket, Cumberland, Lincoln, Central Falls, and Pawtucket, RI
    • Seekonk River, Pawtucket, East Providence, and Providence, RI
    • Ten Mile River, Pawtucket and East Providence… See more

    Notes

    1. ^ 1998 Journal-Bulletin Rhode Island Almanac, 112th Annual Edition, p. 36.
    2. ^ Keller, Aimee A.; Klein-MacPhee, Grace; Burns, Jeanne St. Onge (January 1, 1999). "Abundance and Distribution of Ichthyoplan… See more

     
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    The United States Congress named Narragansett Bay an Estuary of National Significance in 1987, and each year more and more aquatic life call the Bay their home.

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    May 27, 1999 · Narragansett Bay, inlet of the North Atlantic Ocean extending northward from Rhode Island Sound for 28 miles (45 km) into Rhode Island, U.S., and almost dividing the state into two parts. The bay is 3 to 12 miles wide and …

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    Narragansett Bay is a scenic inlet of the North Atlantic Ocean that almost splits Rhode Island into two parts and hosts over 40 islands.
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