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Around Wood River
- Ninigret National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area11.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Trustom Pond National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area11.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- John H. Chafee National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area13.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveRecreation area19.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Wood River is a 16.7 mile stream near The Kayak Centre in Rhode Island. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wood River at Hope Valley, RI (site 01118000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
Wood River typically runs highest in March, at a median 234 cfs, and lowest in September, at 42 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,270 cfs, in 2010.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 170 | 116 to 243 |
| February | 194 | 134 to 263 |
| March | 234 | 176 to 323 |
| April | 228 | 164 to 318 |
| May | 171 | 133 to 227 |
| June | 101 | 72 to 146 |
| July | 56 | 40 to 83 |
| August | 46 | 32 to 66 |
| September | 42 | 28 to 64 |
| October | 50 | 32 to 87 |
| November | 93 | 53 to 157 |
| December | 154 | 101 to 233 |
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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wood River at Hope Valley, RI (site 01118000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Wood River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Meadow Brook PondMeadow Brook PondPublic
- Locustville PondLocustville PondPublic
- Wyoming Dam Fishing AccessWyoming PondPublic
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