Rivers in Rhode Island

Beaver River at Usquepaug

Washington County, Rhode IslandNWS BEAR1USGS 01117468Norton office

No flood stages set
0.61ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 2:45 PM EDT

Record crest
3.95 ft2005

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 12.00 ftFloodwaters reach state highway 138 in richmond, with water backing up behind bridge.
  2. 8.50 ftRiver reaches bottom girder of state highway 138 bridge in richmond.

Crest history

7 crests on NOAA’s list since 1978.

#DateStage
1October 15, 20053.95 ft
2June 6, 19823.83 ft
3April 25, 19833.57 ft
4January 27, 19783.36 ft
5January 21, 19793.29 ft
6March 10, 19983.16 ft
7August 30, 19853.07 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 15, 2005: 3.95 ft
  • March 10, 1998: 3.16 ft
  • August 30, 1985: 3.07 ft
  • April 25, 1983: 3.57 ft
  • June 6, 1982: 3.83 ft
  • January 21, 1979: 3.29 ft
  • January 27, 1978: 3.36 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.