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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 01103500 CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER, MA


Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Hydrologic Unit Code 01090001
Latitude  42°15'22", Longitude  71°15'38" NAD27
Drainage area 183  square miles
Contributing drainage area 183  square miles
Gage datum 88.98 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 1937-10-01 -> 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
1 381 429 489 682 467 286 167 134 103 138 214 324
2 380 419 499 693 455 288 166 124 105 137 214 322
3 375 419 514 703 446 291 164 116 101 133 221 322
4 373 417 519 708 438 291 161 108 98 131 222 322
5 376 416 524 713 426 293 157 103 94 127 225 325
6 371 413 532 712 415 300 154 98 90 129 227 330
7 373 420 543 703 402 307 149 93 90 132 227 338
8 369 420 546 688 388 310 143 102 87 131 227 344
9 369 408 555 670 380 305 140 108 86 133 232 351
10 370 399 557 649 378 297 137 116 85 131 233 359
11 369 399 556 626 376 287 134 120 89 129 238 367
12 372 395 558 604 373 280 132 125 94 129 243 378
13 380 394 564 588 371 274 130 128 95 127 251 383
14 378 400 581 575 370 277 130 126 98 132 258 389
15 379 401 601 561 366 269 128 125 103 142 264 394
16 376 410 615 559 363 264 126 122 103 150 267 392
17 371 417 629 558 357 264 123 117 105 158 272 395
18 366 424 647 553 350 259 120 118 107 163 271 404
19 364 429 657 552 348 249 116 127 113 167 270 404
20 364 430 666 544 344 239 113 133 118 173 271 396
21 364 432 667 534 340 228 114 135 124 182 273 397
22 365 434 680 522 330 217 120 138 130 181 275 398
23 370 436 685 519 319 208 124 136 130 184 280 393
24 381 440 685 514 311 199 139 130 128 185 284 390
25 409 454 683 509 306 191 148 125 129 190 295 389
26 438 468 677 506 304 186 156 117 131 194 305 389
27 453 474 672 503 300 180 159 111 130 194 312 394
28 470 485 663 496 297 175 155 111 130 198 315 392
29 471 472 658 487 294 171 149 109 136 201 320 389
30 466   664 475 290 168 146 104 138 207 323 390
31 452   671   285   139 102   210   387