Little Narragansett Bay

Little Narragansett Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean and an estuary of the Pawcatuck River on the Rhode Island–Connecticut state line.

In 1662, Connecticut's royal charter delineated the easternmost border of the state as Narragansett Bay.

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, King Charles renamed the Pawcatuck River to "Little Narragansett Bay".

In 1703, a Board of Commissioners upheld the Pawcatuck River as the border between Rhode Island and Connecticut.