Pawcatuck above Wood River Junction, RI
River level and flood forecast · Washington County
The river is 1.9 ft below flood stage (5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 3.1 ft through Thu, Oct 15, 8 AM.
Flow: 271 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Much higher than normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 40 to 96 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 86 years).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 8 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 5 ft |
| Action stage | 4.5 ft |
| Record crest (March 31, 2010) | 11.16 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 6 ftFloodwaters enter into lowest lying structures near Burdickville Road. Floodwaters force closure of Driftwood Drive in Charlestown, and inundate the Jay Cronan River Access Point on Route 91.
- 5 ftFloodwaters begin to spread onto Driftwood Drive in Charlestown.
Highest crests on record
- 11.16 ft — March 31, 2010
- 8.75 ft — June 7, 1982
- 7.8 ft — March 19, 1968
- 6.74 ft — June 3, 1984
- 6.71 ft — April 12, 1983
Recent crests: 5.46 ft (May 18, 2024) · 5.27 ft (March 30, 2024) · 5.05 ft (March 25, 2024) · 5.85 ft (March 11, 2024) · 6.04 ft (January 14, 2024)
Highest flow on record
3,490 cubic feet per second — March 31, 2010. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1941.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WODR1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.