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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01114000 MOSHASSUCK RIVER AT PROVIDENCE, RI
LOCATION - Lat 41°50'02", long 71°24'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Providence County, RI, Hydrologic Unit 01090004, $word 41° 50'02", long 71° 24'42", Providence County, Hydrologic Unit 01090004, on left bank 800ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 44 at Providence and 0.5 mi above mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 23.1 mi².  
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MA-RI, water years 1964-1973, annual peak discharges and gage heights; WDR MA-RI, water years 2005-2009, annual peak discharges.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge: June 1963 to current year. Water-quality records: Water year 1971.
GAGE - Data Collection Platform with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 7.38 ft above NAVD 1988. Datum of gage previously reported as 8.19 ft above NGVD 1929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1973, at datum 0.88 ft lower. Mar. 10, 1972, to Nov. 7, 1973, stage record obtained at site 200 ft upstream. Gage heights of published extremes are for site and datum then in use.
COOPERATION - Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
REMARKS - Records good except those for estimated discharges, which are poor. Occasional regulation at low flow.

March 18, 1968, 2,390 cfs from rating curve extended above 460 cfs, gage height 4.34 ft from datum then in use. Flow also occurred July 30, 1976.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water-quality records: Water year 1971.