USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01117500 PAWCATUCK RIVER AT WOOD RIVER JUNCTION, RI
LOCATION - Lat 41°26'42", long 71°40'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Washington County, RI, Hydrologic Unit 01090005, on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on Alton-Carolina Road, 0.8 mi northeast of Wood River Junction, 1.5 mi southwest of Carolina, and 2.9 mi upstream from Wood River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 100 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1051: Drainage area. WSP 1201: 1948; WDR MA-RI, water year 1982, annual peak discharge.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1940 to Apr. 1, 2013; Aug. 1, 2013 to current year. October and November 1940, monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1301. Prior to October 1943, published as Charles River at Wood River Junction.
GAGE - Data Collection Platform with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 42.94 ft above NAVD 1988. Datum of gage previously reported as 43.86 ft above NGVD 1929. Prior to June 19, 1984, at site 10 ft upstream at same datum.
COOPERATION - U.S. Geological Survey.