About this river
Pawcatuck River is a 5.3 mile river near Narrow River Kayaks in Rhode Island. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pawcatuck River at Kenyon, RI (site 01117430). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
Pawcatuck River typically runs highest in March, at a median 231 cfs, and lowest in September, at 33 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,460 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 155 | 113 to 231 | |
| February | 171 | 127 to 232 | |
| March | 231 | 169 to 320 | |
| April | 230 | 168 to 322 | |
| May | 146 | 117 to 212 | |
| June | 96 | 74 to 139 | |
| July | 64 | 35 to 98 | |
| August | 39 | 21 to 71 | |
| September | 33 | 17 to 70 | |
| October | 48 | 24 to 86 | |
| November | 78 | 38 to 131 | |
| December | 165 | 99 to 258 |
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 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pawcatuck River at Kenyon, RI (site 01117430). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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