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Ocean State Kayak

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Ocean State Kayak is a kayak & canoe livery in Providence. They offer kayak, canoe, and stand-up paddleboard rentals and guided tours on the waterways of downtown Providence and at Lincoln Woods State Park.

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Disciplines
Kayaking

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5.0on Google, 8 reviews
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Around here

Around Ocean State Kayak

Blackstone River Valley National His…4 miOld Slater Mill Visitor Center4 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1963 to 2026

The water at Ocean State Kayak typically runs highest in March, at a median 50 cfs, and lowest in September, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,500 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Moshassuck River at Providence, RI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3725 to 55
February4028 to 59
March5036 to 74
April5035 to 74
May3526 to 52
June2315 to 34
July139.1 to 20
August117.6 to 18
September107.2 to 19
October137.8 to 25
November2215 to 43
December3522 to 57

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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Moshassuck River at Providence, RI (site 01114000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Sat

54Maybe/ 100

86% chance of rain · Wind 10 kt

RainHigh 63°F, low 47°FRain 86%Wind 10 kt, gusts 21

Streamflow

283 cfs

Much above normal (95th)

Water level

3.04 ft

Air quality

24 Good

E Providence monitor, 4 km

National Weather Service

NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.

Tides

Rising

High 4.4 ft at 6:37 PM

Predicted at Providence, State Pier no.1, 2 km away.

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Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS, feet above mean lower low water.

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