Around here
Around North Branch Pawtuxet River
- Old Slater Mill Visitor CenterVisitor center14.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical ParkRecreation area14.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- West Thompson LakeRecreation area17.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveRecreation area20.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
North Branch Pawtuxet River is a 13.2 mile river near Providence Marina in Rhode Island. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Branch Pawtuxet River at Fiskeville, RI (site 01115500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1916 to 2026
North Branch Pawtuxet River typically runs highest in April, at a median 327 cfs, and lowest in November, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,780 cfs, in 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 174 | 122 to 276 |
| February | 174 | 137 to 227 |
| March | 319 | 242 to 448 |
| April | 327 | 237 to 430 |
| May | 227 | 181 to 322 |
| June | 140 | 98 to 207 |
| July | 102 | 66 to 157 |
| August | 94 | 49 to 138 |
| September | 82 | 45 to 165 |
| October | 89 | 49 to 144 |
| November | 26 | 21 to 78 |
| December | 49 | 25 to 175 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Branch Pawtuxet River at Fiskeville, RI (site 01115500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of North Branch Pawtuxet River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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