October 2023 CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN RHODE ISLAND

CURRENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN RHODE ISLAND

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October 2023

USGS New England Water Science Center, Massachusetts-Rhode Island Office

PROVISIONAL DATA: All data presented in this report are provisional and subject to revision.

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Monthly Surface Water Conditions Map

Monthly Groundwater Conditions Map

SURFACE WATER
Station Number	Station Name	Drainage Area (mi²)	Years Of Record	Normal Range (cfs)	Monthly Mean (cfs)	Monthly Mean (in)	Percentile Class
01111500	Branch River at Forestdale, RI	91.2	83	48.7 - 130	256	3.24	Much above normal
01114000	Moshassuck River at Providence, RI	23.1	60	13.2 - 33.3	41.4	2.07	Above normal
01114500	Woonasquatucket River at Centerdale, RI	38.3	82	20.6 - 50.3	97.1	2.92	Much above normal
01117468	Beaver River near Usquepaug, RI	8.87	48	4.79 - 13.9	12.1	1.57	Normal
01117500	Pawcatuck River at Wood River Junction, RI	100	82	46.8 - 110	123	1.42	Above normal
01117800	Wood River near Arcadia, RI	35.2	59	16.8 - 54.1	53.3	1.75	Normal
01118000	Wood River at Hope Valley, RI	72.4	82	37.3 - 104	99.8	1.59	Normal
01118500	Pawcatuck River at Westerly, RI	295	82	124 - 330	392	1.53	Above normal

GROUNDWATER
Station Number	Station Name	Years Of Record	Normal Range (ft)	Monthly Median (ft)	Departure From Monthly Median (ft)	Percentile Class
413907071465001	WGW 181 (West Greenwich, RI)	52¹	16.70 - 8.78	8.20	-7.90	Much above normal
415626071254601	CUW 265 (Cumberland, RI)	75¹	14.90 - 12.80	6.47	-7.63	Much above normal
415710071402201	BUW 187 (Burrillville, RI)	54¹	17.30 - 9.25	7.81	-8.29	Much above normal
¹ Daily Value Records and Field Readings ² Daily Value Records Only

Flow or Water Level	Percentile Range	Explanation
Low	0^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is the lowest ever recorded during the period of record for this site.
Much below normal	0^th to 10^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is less than the 10^th percentile when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Below normal	10^th to 25^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is between the 10^th and 25^th percentiles when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Normal	25^th to 75^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is between the 25^th and 75^th percentiles when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Above normal	75^th to 90^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is between the 75^th and 90^th percentiles when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
Much above normal	90^th to 100^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is greater than the 90^th percentile when compared to all of the months during the period of record for this site.
High	100^th	The monthly mean streamflow or median water level during this month is the highest ever recorded during the period of record for this site.