Upper Narragansett Bay, aka the Providence River

The Providence River doesn’t technically become Narragansett Bay until Conimicut Light in Warwick, but for all aesthetic, commercial and ecological purposes it’s brackish water – a mix of salt and fresh water – that we manage as part of The Bay.

If you aren’t familiar with it from the water, this is what it looks like:

And some pictures:

There are two lighthouses in the Providence River/upper Bay area:

These next few pictures are of a giant road salt pile at Field’s Point that I fear is probably contributing to the pollution in Narragansett Bay. The salt probably isn’t as bad as whatever the salt is mixed with.