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Around Pawtuxet River
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical ParkRecreation area8.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Old Slater Mill Visitor CenterVisitor center8.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveRecreation area12.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Sachuest Point National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area21.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Pawtuxet River is a 12.3 mile river near East Bay Boat Tours in Rhode Island. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pawtuxet River at Cranston, RI (site 01116500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
Pawtuxet River typically runs highest in March, at a median 490 cfs, and lowest in September, at 130 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,000 cfs, in 2010.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 364 | 237 to 618 |
| February | 392 | 258 to 616 |
| March | 490 | 336 to 731 |
| April | 484 | 322 to 806 |
| May | 317 | 229 to 481 |
| June | 210 | 143 to 307 |
| July | 145 | 107 to 207 |
| August | 133 | 97 to 193 |
| September | 130 | 91 to 196 |
| October | 148 | 107 to 215 |
| November | 209 | 145 to 356 |
| December | 316 | 202 to 538 |
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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pawtuxet River at Cranston, RI (site 01116500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Pawtuxet River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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