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Blackstone River at Woonsocket Falls Dam

Highest listed crest 9.99 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft2 crests since 2013

The Blackstone River at Woonsocket Falls Dam crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2014. The highest, 9.99 ft on March 31, 2014, was minor flooding, 0.99 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Blackstone River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.99 ft
March 31, 2014; 2,886 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 31, 2014
9.99 ft, minor flooding
Location
Providence County
Near Woonsocket (1.0 mi), Franklin Town (8.1 mi), North Attleborough Town (9.6 mi)
Identifiers
NWS WFDR1
No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Blackstone River at Woonsocket Falls Dam
Flood stage (minor)9.02Mar 31, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2013 to 2014. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Blackstone River at Woonsocket Falls Dam, 2013 to 2014 810121416ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Jun 15, 2013: 9.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,606 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2014: 9.99 ft, minor flooding; 2,886 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.99 ft, Mar 31, 2014 20152020
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Blackstone River at Woonsocket Falls Dam
1Mar 31, 20149.99+0.99Minor2,886
2Jun 15, 20139.29+0.29Minor2,606

The worst floods along the Blackstone River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Blackstone River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 31, 2014: 9.99 ft here, minor flooding

June 15, 2013: 9.29 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Blackstone River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Blackstone River
WoonsocketRI9.014.59 ft, Dec 19, 20230
NorthbridgeMA9.016.74 ft, Aug 20, 19551
WoonsocketRI9.021.80 ft, Aug 19, 19551
Woonsocket Falls Dam this gaugeRI9.09.99 ft, Mar 31, 20140

Other gauges in Providence County

Flood gauges in Providence County
Woonsocket9.014.59 ft, Dec 19, 20230
Woonsocket9.021.80 ft, Aug 19, 19551
Forestdale10.012.05 ft, Mar 31, 20100
Narragansett Bay at Providence Fox Point (IN MLLW)7.017.51 ft, Sep 20, 19383
Cranston9.020.79 ft, Mar 31, 20108
East Providence7.58.83 ft, Mar 24, 20240
Centerdale5.59.20 ft, Mar 30, 20105

Providence County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Rhode Island

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WFDR1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.