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USGS Daily Statistics for Massachusetts

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ICE EFFECTS ON STREAMFLOW

The formation of ice on rivers can cause discharge values to appear unusually high. Display of these erroneous discharge data may result in improper assessment of flow conditions and misuse of the data. For this reason, display of discharge values for streams significantly affected by ice may be disabled from view. Display of discharge data will resume when ice conditions are no longer present. Discharge values for streams minimally affected by ice will continue to be displayed. Flows for streams with these conditions appear to increase during the night and decrease to near-base-line conditions around midday. To estimate the correct discharge for these streams, use the flow rate that corresponds to the bottom of the discharge curve, rather than the peak that corresponds to the top of the curve. Note that this method of estimation is possible only when no surface runoff is occurring. Daily mean discharges for periods of both significant and minimal ice-effect will be estimated and published in the Annual Water-Data Report for the water year in which they occurred.


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USGS 01185500 WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER NEAR NEW BOSTON, MA


Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Hydrologic Unit Code 01080207
Latitude  42°04'43.90", Longitude  73°04'22.38" NAD83
Drainage area 91.7  square miles
Contributing drainage area 91.7  square miles
Gage datum 757.60 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1912-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 217 157 184 459 264 178 102 84 68 134 199 239
2 202 160 182 465 242 173 97 76 82 118 194 232
3 193 178 178 464 240 159 94 66 78 114 252 213
4 182 169 191 476 234 147 98 71 80 115 245 205
5 183 165 194 511 230 140 96 83 71 113 223 215
6 197 156 222 498 226 164 85 77 84 110 211 217
7 199 158 251 487 206 171 80 75 93 107 207 219
8 189 154 248 444 194 158 88 82 83 107 207 214
9 191 138 271 418 196 152 87 85 82 133 235 215
10 208 135 256 417 200 162 98 105 79 111 225 224
11 189 154 250 405 218 143 84 95 90 108 209 232
12 188 161 279 428 225 128 81 90 82 112 218 242
13 198 152 279 414 229 139 84 93 76 126 217 226
14 198 156 299 401 231 143 92 92 73 126 214 232
15 192 158 293 385 223 150 81 79 81 159 209 223
16 180 165 293 429 201 143 103 71 92 177 205 199
17 166 156 309 436 212 141 84 69 101 159 224 198
18 175 159 348 388 205 133 83 95 108 151 221 226
19 186 153 328 369 213 120 84 213 111 153 214 214
20 174 171 337 358 214 108 74 94 111 195 232 194
21 170 183 337 332 201 105 80 78 145 186 229 226
22 177 197 377 322 197 105 84 85 115 165 218 204
23 181 187 335 338 182 106 91 91 98 168 226 200
24 191 201 325 326 193 108 89 85 91 201 205 216
25 239 226 336 318 197 97 74 72 97 205 222 235
26 230 221 350 295 182 102 68 79 105 210 234 224
27 238 200 375 271 169 106 75 72 124 205 226 210
28 223 188 394 261 159 105 83 131 119 210 226 202
29 190 203 394 271 179 101 101 95 136 208 232 192
30 172   406 262 203 113 105 84 138 211 235 210
31 166   434   183   87 72   205   265