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USGS 01117500 PAWCATUCK RIVER AT WOOD RIVER JUNCTION, RI

 

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LOCATION--Lat 41° 26’42", long 71° 40’53", Washington County, Hydrologic Unit 01090005, on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on Alton-Carolina road, 0.8 mi northeast of Wood River Junction, 1.5 mi southwest of Carolina, and 2.9 mi upstream from Wood River.
DRAINAGE AREA--100 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD--October 1940 to current year. October and November 1940, monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1301. Prior to October 1943, published as Charles River at Wood River Junction.
REVISED RECORDS--WSP 1051: drainage area. WSP 1201: 1948.
GAGE--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 43.86 ft above sea level. Prior to June 19, 1984, at site 10 ft upstream at same datum.
REMARKS--Occasional regulation by fish hatchery on White Brook. Prior to 1972, occasional regulation at low flow by powerplant and mills upstream; regulation greater prior to 1969. Annual mean discharge for period of record shown in summary statistics does not include the 1941 water year.
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 198   02-09-2010  23:30 EST
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Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Feb 10 based on 68 years of record more
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55 142 198 260. 264 376 532

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.74   02-09-2010  23:30 EST
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