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SOUTH BRANCH

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SOUTH BRANCH PAWTUXET RIVER AT WASHINGTON, RI

COVENTRY, RI41.6901°N, -71.5659°W Updated 52 min ago

FLOW RATE

159cfs

GAUGE HT

1.96ft

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

11mph NNE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

159cfs 34.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 114–154 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

159cfs

PERIOD LOW

87.2cfs

RUNNABLE

57%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.96ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

25.9in

+15% vs normal

25.88 in of precipitation so far this year, 15% above the 30-year normal of 22.45 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

25.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.5–27.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+15%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.45" · normal 3.65" (2.3–5.6)

Jan

Feb: 3.03" · normal 3.20" (1.8–5.1)

Feb

Mar: 5.58" · normal 4.43" (1.9–7.1)

Mar

Apr: 2.82" · normal 3.88" (2.0–6.4)

Apr

May: 3.57" · normal 3.15" (1.6–4.5)

May

Jun: 3.05" · normal 3.50" (1.3–6.6)

Jun

Jul: 4.38" (so far)· normal 3.21" (1.5–4.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.86" (2.3–6.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.63" (1.6–6.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 4.18" (1.3–6.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.64" (1.9–5.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.47" (2.3–6.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:27 PM

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