Rivers in Rhode Island

Moshassuck River at Providence

Providence County, Rhode IslandNWS MOSR1USGS 01114000Norton office

No flood stages set
1.35ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:45 PM EDT

Record crest
6.80 ft1973

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Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 1969.

#DateStage
1February 2, 19736.80 ft
2October 15, 20056.21 ft
3July 30, 19765.81 ft
4January 21, 19795.59 ft
5June 30, 19985.55 ft
6January 26, 19785.18 ft
7August 11, 19905.09 ft
8August 19, 19915.07 ft
9April 10, 19835.05 ft
10June 17, 20015.01 ft
11March 18, 19694.34 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 15, 2005: 6.21 ft
  • June 17, 2001: 5.01 ft
  • June 30, 1998: 5.55 ft
  • August 19, 1991: 5.07 ft
  • August 11, 1990: 5.09 ft
  • April 10, 1983: 5.05 ft
  • January 21, 1979: 5.59 ft
  • January 26, 1978: 5.18 ft
  • July 30, 1976: 5.81 ft
  • February 2, 1973: 6.80 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

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.