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Branch River at Forestdale

Highest listed crest 12.05 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft3 crests since 2010

The Branch River at Forestdale crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2024. The highest, 12.05 ft on March 31, 2010, was minor flooding, 2.05 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.05 ft
March 31, 2010
Flood stage
10.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2024
10.29 ft, minor flooding
Location
Providence County
Near Woonsocket (3.2 mi), Franklin Town (9.9 mi), Central Falls (11.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Branch River at Forestdale
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.03Jan 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2010 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Branch River at Forestdale, 2010 to 2024 1010.51111.51212.5ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Mar 31, 2010: 12.05 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2023: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,031 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,677 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.05 ft, Mar 31, 2010 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Branch River at Forestdale 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 2 2010s2020s
  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, Branch River at Forestdale
1Mar 31, 201012.05+2.05Minor—
2Dec 19, 202311.80+1.80Minor5,031
3Jan 10, 202410.29+0.29Minor3,677

Other gauges in Providence County

Flood gauges in Providence County
Woonsocket9.014.59 ft, Dec 19, 20230
Woonsocket9.021.80 ft, Aug 19, 19551
Woonsocket Falls Dam9.09.99 ft, Mar 31, 20140
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 FDLR1, 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.