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Streamflow Measurements 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.



USGS 01104615 CHARLES RIVER ABOVE WATERTOWN DAM AT WATERTOWN, MA


Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hydrologic Unit Code 01090001
Latitude  42°21'53", Longitude  71°11'25" NAD27
Drainage area 271  square miles
Contributing drainage area 247  square miles
Gage datum 08 feet above NGVD29
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  Date       Time Time
Datum
Measurement
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  Who Measuring
Agency
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flow
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Change
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582012-08-09 11:03EDTYesJYC/LYCUSGS75.912.360.000.80PoorClearNONE
572012-06-13 15:04EDTYesJYCUSGS29012.940.002.00FairClearNONE
562012-04-11 14:58EDTYesJYCUSGS18112.25-0.010.50PoorDebrisLightNONE
552012-02-08 16:16:30ESTYesGWP/JYCUSGS41313.10-0.010.30FairClearNONE
542011-05-16 13:32EDTYesGWP/JEOUSGS41713.120.013.00FairClearNONE
532011-05-16 12:47EDTYesGWP/JEOUSGS41513.110.013.00FairClearNONE
522011-04-21 13:34EDTYesCRB/DGTUSGS83513.550.002.00FairClearNONE
512011-04-21 12:52EDTYesCRB/DGTUSGS83713.550.002.00FairClearNONE
502011-03-14 13:42EDTYesGWP/JSWUSGS141014.040.021.00GoodClearNONE
492011-02-14 11:45ESTYesGWPUSGS36713.050.000.50FairIceShoreNONE
482011-02-14 10:57:36ESTYesGWPUSGS38213.050.001.00FairIceShoreNONE
472011-01-10 14:36ESTYesGWP/JYCUSGS33712.970.051.00FairClearNONE
462010-12-13 10:41:30ESTYesGWP/JYCUSGS68613.42-0.011.00FairClearNONE
452010-11-15 11:50ESTYesGWP/DTUSGS26512.920.001.30FairClearNONE
442010-10-26 12:50EDTYesGWP/JYCUSGS14712.710.021.80PoorClearNONE
432010-08-10 14:32EDTYesAMWUSGS48.412.53 PoorVegetationLightNONE
422010-08-10 12:35EDTYesAMWUSGS46.612.53 PoorVegetationLightNONE
412010-08-05 08:50EDTYesjfwUSGS35.512.490.000.50FairVegetationLightNONE
402010-05-26 15:14EDTYesjswUSGS26112.890.000.50FairClearNONE
392009-11-04 15:20ESTYesTRDUSGS35213.08 UnspecifiedUnspecifedNONE
382009-08-31 15:12EDTYesTRDUSGS27012.900.000.30GoodClearNONE
372009-07-14 10:36EDTYesTRDUSGS47713.210.000.70GoodClearNONE
362009-05-12 09:54EDTYesTRDUSGS35713.040.000.40GoodClearNONE
352009-02-02 14:56ESTYesTRDUSGS45913.220.000.30GoodUnspecifedNONE
342008-09-23 16:18EDTYesTRDUSGS14012.770.000.40GoodClearNONE
332008-09-23 14:30EDTYesTRDUSGS14312.770.000.60GoodClearNONE
322008-09-08 11:08EDTYesTRDUSGS40213.150.000.50ExcellentClearNONE
312008-07-16 11:40EDTYesTRDUSGS52.312.540.000.80GoodClearNONE
302007-04-23 13:29EDTYesTRDUSGS123013.920.00 GoodClearNONE
292007-03-28 10:06EDTYesTRDUSGS83213.490.000.30GoodClearNONE
282007-03-01 09:00ESTYesTRDUSGS18412.800.000.30FairClearNONE
272007-01-24 11:00ESTYesTRDUSGS33513.050.000.30FairClearNONE
262006-12-20 11:00ESTYesTRDUSGS29213.020.000.30GoodClearNONE
252006-11-21 11:05ESTYesTRD/TFUSGS59913.330.000.20ExcellentClearNONE
242006-10-31 11:25ESTYesTRD/TFUSGS42413.170.000.30ExcellentClearNONE
232006-10-31 10:51ESTYesTRD/TFUSGS42713.170.000.30ExcellentClearNONE
222006-08-08 08:58EDTYesDMUSGS96.712.630.000.60PoorDebrisModerateNONE
212006-06-27 09:00EDTYesDMUSGS74813.510.000.30GoodClearNONE
202006-04-05 09:22EDTYesDMUSGS23512.910.000.50GoodClearNONE
192006-02-22 09:11ESTYesdm /kcUSGS60913.360.000.30GoodClearNONE
182006-02-22 08:15ESTYesdmUSGS59513.360.000.30GoodClearNONE
172005-10-20 10:40EDTYesjlz/bosUSGS127014.640.000.50GoodClearNONE
162005-06-27 11:46EDTYesjlzUSGS103 PoorDebrisLightNONE
152005-06-14 07:08EDTYesbosUSGS268 GoodClearNONE
142005-04-05 09:41EDTYesbosUSGS1470 GoodClearNONE
132005-02-03 10:13ESTYesbosUSGS418 GoodIceShoreNONE
122003-08-26 10:09EDTYesbosUSGS122 0.001.30FairClearNONE
112003-06-12 10:53EDTYesbosUSGS730 GoodClearNONE
102002-10-18 09:59EDTYesbosUSGS1354.16-0.021.40FairDebrisLightNONE
92002-08-13 08:35EDTYesdmUSGS29.33.960.001.00PoorClearNONE
82001-03-24 12:00ESTYesKPS/JRSUSGS23906.210.002.00GoodClearNONE
72000-12-18 10:36ESTYesD M/JRSUSGS7685.00-0.021.50GoodDebrisLightNONE
62000-04-24 11:50EDTYesGWPUSGS12305.26 Good NONE
52000-02-28 12:19ESTYesRFB/JSUSGS8584.96 Poor NONE
41999-09-17 11:20EDTYesCSM/GWPUSGS9125.06 Fair NONE
31999-09-14 10:00EDTYesCSM/JSUSGS4094.55 Poor NONE
21999-08-09 12:30EDTYesGWP/JSUSGS30.13.94 Fair NONE
11999-04-13 10:30EDTYesGWP/RFBUSGS3694.53 GoodClearNONE