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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 01104200 CHARLES RIVER AT WELLESLEY, MA


Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Hydrologic Unit Code 01090001
Latitude  42°18'59", Longitude  71°13'42" NAD27
Drainage area 211  square miles
Contributing drainage area 211  square miles
Gage datum 67.12 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 1958-10-01 -> 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
1 372 405 457 631 437 272 164 121 93 139 217 306
2 366 392 471 644 423 271 163 113 97 138 219 305
3 357 394 475 646 414 270 160 104 91 134 222 306
4 359 398 472 655 407 271 160 100 88 137 221 305
5 360 392 473 661 397 273 152 96 86 134 220 308
6 353 386 473 663 389 283 146 95 85 136 220 312
7 356 390 480 649 375 298 144 94 88 139 215 313
8 355 389 481 630 360 304 139 105 86 138 214 319
9 348 380 484 615 351 297 134 108 87 146 220 323
10 347 364 486 598 350 286 136 115 85 141 222 329
11 340 360 487 579 351 285 131 116 85 140 227 336
12 340 354 490 560 346 279 130 126 89 138 230 351
13 351 359 499 548 342 281 129 132 91 139 235 352
14 357 364 521 533 345 285 129 132 92 146 240 356
15 356 364 543 516 345 272 124 128 92 157 248 368
16 354 374 548 517 342 263 121 124 92 159 255 370
17 348 375 558 519 338 263 119 120 92 163 266 375
18 345 379 573 505 331 259 118 120 97 165 267 384
19 345 388 579 503 327 246 116 116 100 170 263 384
20 346 390 581 499 325 235 111 113 104 180 259 379
21 345 396 583 489 321 224 109 109 113 195 263 379
22 344 402 599 478 309 211 108 108 120 189 264 380
23 345 402 607 476 297 205 107 101 123 191 266 374
24 359 411 606 473 292 197 116 97 121 192 269 373
25 377 428 605 466 289 188 121 97 122 193 277 371
26 397 440 600 461 287 181 123 92 129 196 284 374
27 407 440 606 460 284 173 124 89 131 200 289 382
28 415 447 600 456 275 169 125 91 131 205 293 385
29 413 463 601 453 275 164 124 88 138 206 297 382
30 411   606 447 271 163 124 90 139 212 303 381
31 407   613   269   118 90   214   376