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Town of Westerly's surface
water, including lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands.
They contribute to scenic beauty and provide a location
for recreation.
Westerly is known as a vacation area.
The position of Watch Hill almost surrounded by the
ocean and bay with beautiful formation of rocks and
sand beaches all contribute to its beauty. Rowing, swimming,
ocean sailing, fishing and hiking make this a favorite
resort area.
The Pawcatuck River also provides
many recreation opportunities for Westerly, especially
fishing. Protection of these water resources is extremely
important to protect these valuable wildlife habitats
and recreational resources. Also,while Westerly does
not draw any of its drinking water from these surface
supplies, they still feed into the groundwater recharge
areas and their contamination could affect drinking
water quality.
To learn more about surface water
protection on the Watershed level, visit Rhode
Island's Watershed approach site.
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Source: RIGIS
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