Rivers in Rhode Island

Chipuxet River at West Kingston

Washington County, Rhode IslandNWS WKGR1USGS 01117350Norton office

No flood stages set
5.16ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 4:15 PM EDT

Record crest
8.07 ft2005

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 8.00 ftThe river reaches the bottom girder of the state highway 138 bridge in west kingston.

Crest history

7 crests on NOAA’s list since 1978.

#DateStage
1October 16, 20058.07 ft
2January 27, 19787.54 ft
3April 11, 19837.51 ft
4March 23, 19807.44 ft
5June 1, 19847.43 ft
6August 31, 19857.36 ft
7January 22, 19797.17 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 16, 2005: 8.07 ft
  • August 31, 1985: 7.36 ft
  • June 1, 1984: 7.43 ft
  • April 11, 1983: 7.51 ft
  • March 23, 1980: 7.44 ft
  • January 22, 1979: 7.17 ft
  • January 27, 1978: 7.54 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

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.