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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 -> 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
1 216 156 184 462 265 179 103 84 68 135 199 240
2 201 160 182 467 243 174 98 76 83 119 194 233
3 192 179 177 465 241 160 94 66 78 115 253 214
4 182 170 191 477 236 148 98 72 80 116 246 205
5 184 166 195 512 231 141 97 83 72 114 224 215
6 198 156 218 500 226 165 86 77 84 111 212 217
7 200 159 241 488 206 172 80 74 94 108 208 220
8 190 155 243 445 193 159 89 81 84 108 208 216
9 192 139 269 418 195 153 88 84 83 134 237 216
10 198 135 249 417 200 163 99 100 80 112 227 225
11 183 154 247 404 218 144 84 93 91 109 210 224
12 185 162 278 418 226 129 82 89 82 113 219 234
13 192 152 279 407 230 140 84 92 76 127 218 222
14 193 156 301 397 231 143 93 91 73 126 215 231
15 189 159 294 382 223 149 81 79 82 161 210 222
16 178 167 295 428 200 144 104 72 93 180 206 199
17 165 157 307 437 212 141 84 69 101 161 226 197
18 175 161 348 387 205 133 83 95 109 153 223 206
19 186 154 330 369 213 121 85 214 112 154 216 200
20 174 173 340 358 215 109 75 94 111 197 234 186
21 170 185 340 332 202 106 80 78 147 184 231 221
22 177 199 381 322 198 106 84 85 116 164 218 201
23 182 189 333 339 183 105 92 92 98 168 227 198
24 192 203 321 327 194 108 89 86 92 201 205 215
25 237 229 336 320 198 97 75 72 98 206 223 235
26 225 224 351 296 184 102 68 79 106 211 235 224
27 235 202 378 272 170 106 76 72 125 206 226 210
28 220 189 396 262 160 105 84 132 120 211 226 201
29 188 196 396 273 179 102 102 96 137 209 233 190
30 171   409 263 204 114 106 85 140 210 236 209
31 165   438   183   88 73   204   265