USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 01115120

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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Mean)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

01115120 UNNAMED TRIB TO SCITUATE RES NR NORTH SCITUATE, RI

LOCATION - Lat 41°49'53", long 71°36'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Providence County, RI, Hydrologic Unit 01090004, at State Highway 6, 1.2 mi west of North Scituate.

DRAINAGE AREA - 0.28 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1994 to 2006, continuous data April 2009 to November 2014. Discharge record discontinued. Stage and water quality data continue to be collected.

GAGE - Water stage, specific conductance, and temperature recorder in shelter on right bank.

COOPERATION - Providence Water (Providence Water Supply Board).

REMARKS - Records are fair except those for estimated daily discharge, which are poor. No flow occurred on many days during water years 2009-2015.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Specific conductance, Nov. 5, 2009 to current year. Water temperature, Apr. 2009 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Water temperature water-quality monitor.

REMARKS -

EXTREMES FOR 2019 WATER-YEAR : WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 28.6°C on July 10, 2019.
Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.0 °C on Nov. 15, 2018, and many days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 941 µS/cm on July 03, 2019. Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 93 µS/cm on Jan. 24, 2019.

EXTREMES FOR 2018 WATER-YEAR : WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 28.0°C on Jun. 25, 2018.
Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.0 °C on Dec. 09, 2017, and many days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 1,760 µS/cm on Jun. 01, 2018 (rated as poor). Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 69 µS/cm on Oct. 29, 2017.

Daily records for water temperature are rated as excellent. Daily records for specific conductance are rated as excellent, except for the following daily ranges: 10/27/2017-10/29/17, 10/31/17-11/08/17, 04/16/18-04/17/18, 04/26/18, 04/28/18, 06/10/18-06/11/18, 06/13/18-06/17/18, 06/25/18-06/26/18, 07/02/18, 08/18/18 which are rated good; 10/30/17 which is rated as fair; 05/31/18-06/04/18 which are rated as poor.

EXTREMES FOR 2017 WATER-YEAR : WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 25.2 °C on Jul. 21, 2017.
Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.0 °C on Dec. 09, 2016, and many days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 604 µS/cm on Dec. 12, 2016. Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 102 µS/cm on Jun. 16, 2017.

Daily records for water temperature are rated as excellent. Daily records for specific conductance are rated as excellent, except for the following daily ranges: 10/22/2016; 11/16/2016; 11/17/2016; 12/1/2016 through 12/6/2016; 12/25/2016 through 03/05/2017; 03/08/2017 through 03/10/2017; 06/17/2017; and 06/23/2017 through 07/19/2017 which are rated good.

EXTREMES FOR 2016 WATER-YEAR : WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 27.0 °C on Jul. 5, 2016.
Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.0 °C on Dec. 29, 2015, and many days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 642 µS/cm on Dec. 29, 2015. Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 108 µS/cm on Oct. 1, 2016.

Daily records for water temperature are rated as excellent. Daily records for specific conductance are rated as excellent, except for the following daily ranges: 01/12/2016 through 01/13/2016; 01/17/2016 through 01/18/2016; 03/23/2016; 04/09/2016; 05/06/2016; and 06/03/2016 through 10/22/2016 which are rated as good.

EXTREMES FOR 2015 WATER-YEAR : WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 25.9 °C on Jul. 08, 2015. Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.0 °C on Jan. 19, 2015, and many days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 612 µS/cm on Jan. 25, 2015. Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 130 µS/cm on May 31, 2015.

Daily records for water temperature are rated as excellent. Daily records for specific conductance are rated as excellent, except for the following daily ranges: 2015/01/24 to 2015/01/28, 2015/02/01, 2015/02/03, 2015/02/19, 2015/02/21 to 2015/03/25, 2015/04/01 to 2015/04/24, 2015/04/27 to 2015/05/04, 2015/05/15 to 2015/05/20, 2015/06/04 to 2015/06/06, 2015/06/16 to 2015/06/17, 2015/06/22 to 2015/06/23, 2015/06/29, 2015/07/02 to 2015/07/19, and 2015/07/28 which are rated as good; 2015/05/05 to 2015/05/14, 2015/06/24, 2015/06/28 which are fair, and 2014/12/09 to 2015/01/21, 2015/03/26 to 2015/03/31, 2015/04/25 to 2015/04/26, 2015/05/21 to 2015/05/31, 2015/06/07 to 2015/06/15, 2015/06/18 to 2015/06/21, 2015/06/25 to 2015/06/27, and 2015/06/30 to 2015/07/01 which are poor.

EXTREMES FOR 2014 WATER-YEAR : WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 21.4 °C on July 16, 2014.Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.0 °C on Dec. 15, 2013, and many days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 922 µS/cm on Dec. 09, 2013. Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 84 µS/cm on Mar. 30, 2014.

Available records for water temperature are rated excellent. Available records for specific conductance are rated as follows: good for daily ranges: 2013/11/27 to 2014/01/05, 2014/01/07 to 2014/01/08, 2014/01/12 to 2014/01/30, 2014/02/06 to 2014/03/23, 2014/03/26, 2014/03/30 to 2014/04/01, and 2014/05/13 to 2014/08/14; fair for daily ranges: 2014/01/06, 2014/01/09 to 2014/01/11, 2014/02/04 to 2014/02/05, 2014/03/24 to 2014/03/25, 2014/03/27 to 2014/03/29, and 2014/04/02 to 2014/05/12; and poor for the daily range: 2014/01/31 to 2014/02/03. Missing periods are not estimated.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 1,760 µS/cm on Jun. 01, 2018 (rated as poor); minimum, 37 uS/cm, July 23, 2013. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 28.8 °C, July 21, 2010; minimum, 0.0 °C, on many days during winter period.