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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 01103280 CHARLES RIVER AT MEDWAY, MA


Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Hydrologic Unit Code 01090001
Latitude  42°08'23", Longitude  71°23'24" NAD27
Drainage area 65.7  square miles
Gage datum 174.23 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 1997-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

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
1 146 121 200 338 173 85 80 37 32 70 115 117
2 141 127 205 321 171 91 90 38 53 63 96 119
3 139 138 223 300 158 101 88 38 59 56 93 116
4 148 146 210 287 146 114 83 36 53 59 88 107
5 150 149 189 266 139 111 71 36 40 65 84 100
6 147 145 180 234 136 116 63 34 37 64 82 107
7 141 150 188 216 133 137 57 32 45 57 82 110
8 140 155 197 209 124 161 54 58 53 50 77 126
9 141 148 208 199 117 152 76 60 57 50 75 128
10 169 136 211 188 127 132 93 57 53 49 87 147
11 174 132 201 173 131 123 89 49 51 50 89 166
12 173 139 196 169 122 117 79 42 45 51 85 190
13 183 148 196 174 121 119 69 43 43 57 91 202
14 189 171 226 190 138 151 60 39 42 62 99 202
15 189 174 254 187 140 152 50 42 40 104 101 187
16 193 164 255 206 135 134 44 52 43 118 102 163
17 184 159 239 226 127 125 43 46 46 108 113 156
18 180 170 220 215 119 138 44 42 58 90 112 187
19 178 178 208 193 125 131 43 39 74 77 101 203
20 170 165 201 174 126 116 41 37 64 78 92 183
21 158 150 202 168 119 95 37 36 49 74 85 163
22 143 139 227 179 106 87 40 35 39 71 90 153
23 134 143 249 217 94 98 44 30 35 70 103 156
24 161 161 254 225 91 95 66 30 37 66 120 164
25 201 204 234 197 95 89 73 31 39 72 122 167
26 229 219 208 181 104 82 65 30 49 79 113 169
27 213 213 200 192 112 71 55 28 57 89 122 171
28 184 209 203 188 108 68 49 44 63 100 119 170
29 160 166 225 178 104 66 43 57 70 110 113 153
30 144   295 162 95 69 41 56 73 132 105 150
31 133   333   89   38 43   133   149