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Pawtuxet Rivernear Cranston, RI (Gauge CRAR1)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge CRAR1
Normal Stage: 4.14 ft
Flow: 0.247 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
8': Action
9': Flood
11': Moderate Flood
13': Major Flood
Gauge CRAR1 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/16/2012 04:45 am 4.14 0.247
  02/16/2012 04:30 am 4.15 0.251
  02/16/2012 04:15 am 4.15 0.251
  02/16/2012 04:00 am 4.15 0.251
  02/16/2012 03:45 am 4.15 0.251
  02/16/2012 03:30 am 4.15 0.251
  02/16/2012 03:15 am 4.15 0.251
  02/16/2012 03:00 am 4.15 0.251
  02/16/2012 02:45 am 4.15 0.251
  02/16/2012 02:30 am 4.16 0.255
  02/16/2012 02:15 am 4.16 0.255
  02/16/2012 02:00 am 4.15 0.251
  02/16/2012 01:45 am 4.16 0.255
  02/16/2012 01:30 am 4.16 0.255
  02/16/2012 01:15 am 4.16 0.255
  02/16/2012 01:00 am 4.16 0.255
  02/16/2012 12:45 am 4.16 0.255
  02/16/2012 12:30 am 4.16 0.255
  02/16/2012 12:15 am 4.16 0.255
  02/16/2012 12:00 am 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 11:45 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 11:30 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 11:15 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 11:00 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 10:45 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 10:30 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 10:15 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 10:00 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 09:45 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 09:30 pm 4.16 0.255
  02/15/2012 09:15 pm 4.16 0.255
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
22.0THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOOD SITUATION! FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS IF YOU ARE ASKED TO EVACUATE. DO NOT GO SIGHTSEEING AND STAY AWAY FROM RIVER BANKS...WHICH CAN SUDDENLY GIVE WAY DUE TO EROSION AND FAST MOVING WATER. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY IN WARWICK...WEST WARWICK AND CRANSTON. HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE IMPACTED.
20.0THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOOD SITUATION! FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS IF YOU ARE ASKED TO EVACUATE. DO NOT GO SIGHTSEEING AND STAY AWAY FROM RIVER BANKS...WHICH CAN SUDDENLY GIVE WAY DUE TO EROSION AND FAST MOVING WATER. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY IN WARWICK...WEST WARWICK AND CRANSTON. HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE IMPACTED.
18.0THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOOD SITUATION! FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS IF YOU ARE ASKED TO EVACUATE. DO NOT GO SIGHTSEEING AND STAY AWAY FROM RIVER BANKS...WHICH CAN SUDDENLY GIVE WAY DUE TO EROSION AND FAST MOVING WATER. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY IN WARWICK...WEST WARWICK AND CRANSTON. HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE IMPACTED.
16.5THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOOD SITUATION! FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS IF YOU ARE ASKED TO EVACUATE. DO NOT GO SIGHTSEEING AND STAY AWAY FROM RIVER BANKS...WHICH CAN SUDDENLY GIVE WAY DUE TO EROSION AND FAST MOVING WATER. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY IN WARWICK...WEST WARWICK AND CRANSTON. HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE IMPACTED.
14.5EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE PAWTUXET RIVER IN WARWICK AND CRANSTON. BOTH HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE IMPACTED FROM THIS FLOOD EVENT. BUSINESSES AND HOMES WILL BE IMPACTED ON STREETS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING. IN WARWICK, PIONEER AVE, BELLOWS ST, VENTURI AVE, AND RIVER ST. IN CRANSTON, WELLINGTON AVE AND AVERY RD. IN WEST WARWICK, DAISY ST, LOWER ENDS OF CANNA, BEGONIA AND ASTER ST, AND PORTIONS OF PROVIDENCE ST TO ROUTE 2.
12.0EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE PAWTUXET RIVER IN WARWICK AND CRANSTON. BOTH HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE IMPACTED FROM THIS FLOOD EVENT. BUSINESSES AND HOMES WILL BE IMPACTED ON STREETS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING. IN WARWICK, PIONEER AVE, BELLOWS ST, VENTURI AVE, AND RIVER ST. IN CRANSTON, WELLINGTON AVE AND AVERY RD. IN WEST WARWICK, DAISY ST, LOWER ENDS OF CANNA, BEGONIA AND ASTER ST, AND PORTIONS OF PROVIDENCE ST TO ROUTE 2.
11.5HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED IN LOW LYING SECTIONS OF WARWICK...WEST WARWICK AND CRANSTON. AFFECTED ROADS IN CRANSTON INCLUDE AVERY ROAD AND WELLINGTON AVE. AFFECTED ROADS IN WARWICK INCLUDE PIONEER AVE, RIVER ST, BELLOWS ST AND VENTURI AVE...IN WEST WARWICK DAISY ST AND LOWER ENDS OF CANNA, BEGONIA AND ASTER ST.
11.0STRUCTURES AND HOMES ARE IMPACTED IN LOW LYING SECTIONS OF WARWICK. AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE HOMES AND BUSINESSES ON WELLINGTON AVENUE AND AVERY ROAD IN CRANSTON...AS WELL AS PIONEER AVE, BELLOWS ST, VENTURI AVE AND A PORTION OF RIVER STREET IN WARWICK.
10.0FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG PIONEER AVENUE...BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. SOME HOMES ARE IMPACTED ON AVERY RD AND WELLINGTON AVE IN CRANSTON.
9.5PARKING LOTS AND ROADS ARE FLOODED IN LOW LYING AREAS OF WARWICK AND CRANSTON NEAR THE PAWTUXET RIVER. IMPACTED ROADS INCLUDE RIVER STREET...PIONEER AVENUE...BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK.
9.0MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER AS IT FLOWS THROUGH WARWICK AND CRANSTON.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 20.79 ft on 03/31/2010
2) 14.98 ft on 03/15/2010
3) 14.50 ft on 06/07/1982
4) 13.68 ft on 10/15/2005
5) 13.26 ft on 01/26/1979
Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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