LOCATION--Lat 42^o22'22", long 71^o49'43", Worcester County, Hydrologic Unit 01070004, on left bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on Harris Street at Canada Mills, 2.1 mi north of Holden, and about 3.5 mi upstream from mouth at Wachusett Reservoir.
DRAINAGE AREA--46.3 mi².

WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD--November 1996 to current year.
GAGE--Data Collection Platform with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 545 ft above NAVD 1988, estimated from topographic map. Prior to May 13, 2020, datum of gage reported as 560 ft above NGVD 1929, estimated from topographic map.
REMARKS--Flow occasionally regulated by Quinapoxet Reservoir.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD--April 1997 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION--Water temperature and specific conductance monitor and heated tipping-bucket precipitaion gage.
Daily and unit values for precipitation data are calibrated and quality assured prior to publication by the USGS MA-RI Field Office. Data are available upon request.

This gage is monitored in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Water Supply Protection, Office of Watershed Management, with funding from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority .

Photo of Quinapoxet River.

Photo of Quinapoxet gage

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