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Kayaking on Pawcatuck River - from Bradford RI to Westerly RI Unrated - The Boston Kayaker does not have enough information or time to make a rating.   Put in at Route 216   in Bradford RI. Immediately after Route 91   bridge, portage on right. Take out Flora Whiteley Preserve   on Potter Hill Road in Westerly RI. Estimated distance   = 6 miles   Flora Whiteley   Preserve Bradford Pond   Dam Pottter Hill   Dam   Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Other resources: Explore RI's Blueways and Greenways: Bradford Landing on Pawcatuck River Explore RI's Blueways and Greenways: Potter Hill Dam Access Public Access to the Rhode Island Coast: The Wood & Pawcatuck Rivers Page 15 Public Access to the Rhode Island Coast: The Wood & Pawcatuck Rivers Page 15 (cached copy) Wood-Pawtucket Watershed Association Wikipedia: Pawcatuck River Number of original photos on this page : 14 All photos in this website are original and copyrighted. The road sign at Bradford Landing at Route 216 / Route 91 in Bradford RI. Pictures taken May 2013. Looking upriver from Bradford launch. I launched from the Bradford Landing to scout the Bradford Pond Dam. Passing under the Route 216 bridge, the portage around the Bradford Dam is on right. Landed on right beside the Bradford Dam. The put in at the bottom of Bradford Dam. Bradford Dam viewed from the portage path. Now at the take out at Potter Hill Road bridge viewed from the east side. The Flora Whiteley Preserve is at the center of picture on west side. The Flora Whiteley Preserve road sign on Potter Hill Road in Westerly RI. Near the stone bench is this takeout spot from the Pawcatuck River. Potter Hill Dam.