Highest listed crest 13.72 ft March 30, 2010; 5,470 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 5.0 ft Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major 3 3rd of 16 gauges in Rhode Island
Most recent flood crest December 12, 2024 6.10 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Wood River at Hope Valley, 1936 to 2024 4 6 8 10 12 14 ft Flood stage 5.0 ft Major 9.0 ft Mar 3, 1936: 7.00 ft, moderate flooding; 1,540 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1942: 5.62 ft, minor flooding; 684 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1942: 5.62 ft, minor flooding; 684 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1942: 5.95 ft, minor flooding; 765 cubic feet per second Sep 15, 1944: 5.52 ft, minor flooding; 636 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 1944: 5.58 ft, minor flooding; 681 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1945: 5.67 ft, minor flooding; 699 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1945: 5.20 ft, minor flooding; 608 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1945: 5.19 ft, minor flooding; 606 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1945: 4.88 ft, action stage; 551 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1947: 4.84 ft, action stage; 544 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1948: 5.77 ft, minor flooding; 819 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1948: 5.51 ft, minor flooding; 747 cubic feet per second May 18, 1948: 5.70 ft, minor flooding; 799 cubic feet per second May 31, 1948: 5.75 ft, minor flooding; 813 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1951: 5.51 ft, minor flooding; 747 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 1951: 6.29 ft, minor flooding; 972 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1952: 5.10 ft, minor flooding; 646 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1952: 5.48 ft, minor flooding; 739 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1953: 5.28 ft, minor flooding; 688 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1953: 5.12 ft, minor flooding; 651 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1953: 7.10 ft, moderate flooding; 1,260 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1953: 5.05 ft, minor flooding; 635 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1953: 5.07 ft, minor flooding; 639 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 1953: 5.43 ft, minor flooding; 726 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1954: 5.39 ft, minor flooding; 716 cubic feet per second Sep 12, 1954: 7.45 ft, moderate flooding; 1,470 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1954: 5.20 ft, minor flooding; 748 cubic feet per second Oct 17, 1955: 6.95 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1955: 5.36 ft, minor flooding; 790 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1957: 5.06 ft, minor flooding; 713 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1958: 5.45 ft, minor flooding; 867 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1959: 5.58 ft, minor flooding; 901 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1960: 4.77 ft, action stage; 693 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 1961: 7.01 ft, moderate flooding; 1,340 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1962: 5.37 ft, minor flooding; 846 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1962: 5.44 ft, minor flooding; 864 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1962: 5.77 ft, minor flooding; 956 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1963: 5.59 ft, minor flooding; 903 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1964: 5.69 ft, minor flooding; 932 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1965: 4.58 ft, action stage; 647 cubic feet per second May 26, 1967: 4.99 ft, action stage; 704 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1968: 8.26 ft, moderate flooding; 1,720 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1969: 6.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,050 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1969: 5.92 ft, minor flooding; 968 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1970: 7.20 ft, moderate flooding; 1,350 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1972: 6.03 ft, minor flooding; 922 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1972: 5.93 ft, minor flooding; 895 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 1972: 6.04 ft, minor flooding; 924 cubic feet per second Dec 7, 1972: 6.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,080 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1973: 6.55 ft, minor flooding; 1,130 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1973: 5.47 ft, minor flooding; 820 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1974: 5.28 ft, minor flooding; 770 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1975: 4.93 ft, action stage; 681 cubic feet per second Nov 14, 1975: 5.00 ft, minor flooding; 698 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1975: 5.18 ft, minor flooding; 744 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1976: 6.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1976: 5.44 ft, minor flooding; 812 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1977: 6.48 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1977: 5.31 ft, minor flooding; 777 cubic feet per second Nov 9, 1977: 5.01 ft, minor flooding; 676 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 1977: 5.72 ft, minor flooding; 847 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1978: 8.24 ft, moderate flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1978: 5.82 ft, minor flooding; 893 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1979: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1979: 7.99 ft, moderate flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1979: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1979: 5.34 ft, minor flooding; 785 cubic feet per second May 24, 1979: 6.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per second Aug 5, 1979: 6.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,050 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1980: 8.67 ft, moderate flooding; 1,770 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1981: 4.52 ft, action stage; 581 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1982: 6.37 ft, minor flooding; 1,070 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 1982: 10.26 ft, major flooding; 2,390 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1983: 5.40 ft, minor flooding; 737 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1983: 5.15 ft, minor flooding; 673 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 1983: 6.31 ft, minor flooding; 991 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1983: 5.45 ft, minor flooding; 751 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1984: 5.63 ft, minor flooding; 812 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1984: 6.41 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1984: 7.23 ft, moderate flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per second Aug 31, 1985: 5.39 ft, minor flooding; 735 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1986: 4.88 ft, action stage; 670 cubic feet per second Dec 3, 1986: 7.42 ft, moderate flooding; 1,380 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1986: 6.00 ft, minor flooding; 960 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1987: 6.88 ft, minor flooding; 1,210 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1988: 5.59 ft, minor flooding; 851 cubic feet per second May 12, 1989: 4.66 ft, action stage; 616 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1989: 5.87 ft, minor flooding; 925 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1990: 5.01 ft, minor flooding; 717 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1991: 4.75 ft, action stage; 638 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1992: 5.15 ft, minor flooding; 737 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 1992: 6.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1993: 5.24 ft, minor flooding; 768 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1993: 5.73 ft, minor flooding; 891 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1994: 5.27 ft, minor flooding; 776 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1994: 7.34 ft, moderate flooding; 1,350 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1994: 5.04 ft, minor flooding; 720 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1996: 5.31 ft, minor flooding; 785 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1996: 5.95 ft, minor flooding; 947 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1996: 5.22 ft, minor flooding; 763 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 1996: 5.01 ft, minor flooding; 712 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1996: 5.12 ft, minor flooding; 739 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1998: 6.96 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1998: 7.07 ft, moderate flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1998: 6.63 ft, minor flooding; 1,140 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1999: 6.51 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1999: 5.62 ft, minor flooding; 855 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 2000: 5.48 ft, minor flooding; 828 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 2000: 5.07 ft, minor flooding; 727 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 2001: 6.94 ft, minor flooding; 1,230 cubic feet per second May 27, 2001: 5.16 ft, minor flooding; 749 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 2001: 6.12 ft, minor flooding; 994 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2003: 5.32 ft, minor flooding; 788 cubic feet per second Oct 30, 2003: 5.12 ft, minor flooding; 739 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2004: 7.11 ft, moderate flooding; 1,280 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 2005: 6.18 ft, minor flooding; 1,010 cubic feet per second Oct 15, 2005: 8.00 ft, moderate flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 2006: 5.20 ft, minor flooding; 758 cubic feet per second May 13, 2006: 5.32 ft, minor flooding; 788 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 2006: 5.26 ft, minor flooding; 773 cubic feet per second Oct 29, 2006: 5.72 ft, minor flooding; 888 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 2007: 7.36 ft, moderate flooding; 1,360 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 2007: 6.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,190 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 2008: 5.88 ft, minor flooding; 929 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 2008: 6.33 ft, minor flooding; 1,050 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 2008: 7.28 ft, moderate flooding; 1,330 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 2009: 6.25 ft, minor flooding; 1,030 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 2009: 5.52 ft, minor flooding; 838 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2010: 13.72 ft, major flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 2010: 5.07 ft, minor flooding; 781 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 2011: 5.93 ft, minor flooding; 1,060 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 2013: 6.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,150 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2014: 8.24 ft, moderate flooding; 1,980 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 2014: 5.04 ft, minor flooding; 772 cubic feet per second May 1, 2014: 5.51 ft, minor flooding; 918 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 2016: 4.84 ft, action stage; 714 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 2017: 5.01 ft, minor flooding; 762 cubic feet per second Oct 30, 2017: 5.21 ft, minor flooding; 824 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2018: 6.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 2018: 5.90 ft, minor flooding; 1,046 cubic feet per second Nov 14, 2018: 5.50 ft, minor flooding; 915 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 2019: 6.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 2019: 5.41 ft, minor flooding; 886 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 2019: 5.63 ft, minor flooding; 876 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2020: 5.42 ft, minor flooding; 889 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 2020: 5.84 ft, minor flooding; 871 cubic feet per second Sep 3, 2021: 5.97 ft, minor flooding; 916 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 2022: 5.05 ft, minor flooding; 650 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 2023: 6.04 ft, minor flooding; 941 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 2023: 5.52 ft, minor flooding; 765 cubic feet per second Jul 17, 2023: 5.65 ft, minor flooding; 807 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 2023: 5.99 ft, minor flooding; 924 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 2023: 8.00 ft, moderate flooding; 1,768 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 2024: 9.29 ft, major flooding; 2,447 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 2024: 5.03 ft, minor flooding; 646 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 2024: 6.04 ft, minor flooding; 942 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2024: 6.90 ft, minor flooding; 1,274 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 2024: 7.04 ft, moderate flooding; 1,332 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 2024: 5.76 ft, minor flooding; 843 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2024: 5.70 ft, minor flooding; 830 cubic feet per second May 16, 2024: 5.29 ft, minor flooding; 700 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 2024: 6.10 ft, minor flooding; 950 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.72 ft, Mar 30, 2010 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wood River at Hope Valley 1930s: 1 1940s: 12 1950s: 18 1960s: 9 1970s: 24 24 1980s: 16 1990s: 18 2000s: 21 2010s: 15 2020s: 18 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Washington County Washington County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Rhode Island
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HOPR1, 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.