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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 01111500 BRANCH RIVER AT FORESTDALE, RI


Providence County, Rhode Island
Hydrologic Unit Code 01090003
Latitude  41°59'47", Longitude  71°33'45" NAD27
Drainage area 91.2  square miles
Contributing drainage area 91.2  square miles
Gage datum 180.6 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 1939-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

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
1 215 203 255 401 245 192 95 50 50 75 140 193
2 231 211 257 391 237 182 85 47 63 72 137 199
3 219 255 295 395 225 182 79 43 59 77 144 205
4 223 268 297 384 233 171 68 42 50 78 153 194
5 232 247 282 402 225 168 65 42 44 76 149 195
6 217 223 283 406 218 187 67 40 47 74 148 199
7 214 216 317 368 210 207 65 44 55 80 141 216
8 213 240 303 338 198 216 72 70 54 76 141 218
9 215 216 310 317 201 169 79 69 51 78 150 209
10 240 199 317 302 216 153 83 66 47 80 154 218
11 220 208 301 298 230 146 71 65 49 74 152 226
12 213 220 300 282 218 138 64 78 72 70 157 259
13 222 219 294 291 209 134 64 69 63 77 164 249
14 224 234 321 309 216 158 70 68 66 101 163 233
15 217 225 342 291 204 145 62 58 69 150 164 241
16 215 231 329 312 208 122 61 59 59 155 158 226
17 203 237 346 328 210 123 63 53 61 142 167 225
18 194 241 376 304 197 133 60 52 66 133 156 265
19 204 250 358 287 197 116 59 80 79 127 146 266
20 220 241 346 289 185 112 56 95 70 139 143 224
21 222 237 343 270 188 102 56 67 70 161 157 221
22 224 242 410 260 181 91 58 59 72 148 167 247
23 215 242 411 263 173 97 56 55 67 129 176 232
24 240 249 387 262 164 99 70 52 66 127 176 222
25 305 286 363 271 172 101 67 53 70 131 175 226
26 316 300 338 248 196 100 58 49 89 134 188 236
27 297 268 344 263 185 88 55 49 87 127 197 239
28 293 261 344 259 171 85 53 53 79 130 184 227
29 261 253 348 260 155 89 50 59 83 135 191 219
30 235   388 244 151 84 60 49 88 148 191 220
31 216   410   174   54 45   145   224