Woonasquatucket River
Providence Co. · 18 mi · Class I
39.7CFS/ 1.79 ft
Flood
→Stable
Optimal: 50–300 CFS · USGS #01114000
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18 mi
Length
Class I
Difficulty
50–300 cfs
Optimal
100 cfs
Avg Flow
90 cfs
Hist. Median
#01114000
USGS Gauge
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council · WaterFire Providence

Providence's renaissance river — the Woonasquatucket flows 18 miles from North Smithfield through downtown Providence, where it meets the Moshassuck to form the Providence River at Waterplace Park. The famous WaterFire art installation illuminates the river on summer evenings. Once one of the most polluted rivers in New England, the Woonasquatucket's ongoing cleanup is a model of urban river revival.

Trip sections
North Smithfield to Johnston — Class I, suburban corridor
Johnston to Providence — Class I, urban revival section
Outfitters
Providence Kayak Company
Downtown Providence and Woonasquatucket paddle tours
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Data Quality

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