USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01332500 HOOSIC RIVER NEAR WILLIAMSTOWN, MA
LOCATION - Lat 42°42'01", long 73°09'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Berkshire County, MA, Hydrologic Unit 02020003, on left bank 0.3 mi downstream from Sherman Brook and 2.7 mi east of junction of U.S. Highway 7 and State Highway 2 in Williamstown.
DRAINAGE AREA - 126 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge: July 1940 to current year. Water-quality records: Water years 1953-54, 1957-58, 1967-69.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 616.11 ft above NGVD of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers benchmark) and 615.55 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to June 6, 1979, at site 1.2 mi downstream at different datum.
COOPERATION - Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Water Resources.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water-quality records: Water years 1953-54, 1957-58, 1967-69.