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Central Falls Landing

Wading River in Massachusetts

Stream13.7 mi
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Around Wading River

Normandy Farms Campground8.4 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Wading River is a 13.7 mile stream near Central Falls Landing in Rhode Island. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wading River near Norton, MA (site 01109000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1925 to 2026

Wading River typically runs highest in March, at a median 132 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,360 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Wading River near Norton, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8153 to 125
February9658 to 133
March13290 to 189
April11474 to 177
May6747 to 102
June3620 to 60
July127.5 to 30
August105.2 to 22
September9.45.2 to 21
October157.1 to 37
November4119 to 85
December7236 to 129

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 101 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wading River near Norton, MA (site 01109000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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