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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 -> 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
1 215 204 256 403 246 192 94 50 50 75 141 195
2 231 212 258 393 238 182 85 47 63 73 138 201
3 220 257 297 398 226 183 79 43 59 78 145 207
4 224 270 299 386 234 172 68 42 51 79 154 196
5 233 249 284 405 225 170 65 42 44 77 150 197
6 218 225 282 407 214 189 67 40 48 75 149 201
7 216 218 316 370 205 209 65 44 55 80 142 218
8 215 242 303 339 196 217 72 70 54 77 141 220
9 217 218 311 318 199 169 79 69 52 78 151 211
10 242 201 319 304 211 153 83 66 48 81 156 220
11 221 210 303 300 225 146 71 65 49 74 154 226
12 215 222 302 282 215 139 64 78 73 71 158 256
13 224 221 295 290 208 135 64 70 63 78 165 249
14 226 236 324 308 216 159 70 68 66 101 165 235
15 219 227 344 291 204 146 62 59 69 151 166 243
16 217 232 331 313 207 123 61 59 59 157 160 227
17 205 236 346 330 209 125 64 54 62 143 169 226
18 195 241 376 306 196 134 60 52 67 134 158 267
19 205 251 359 289 198 116 59 81 80 128 147 267
20 222 242 347 291 185 113 56 95 70 140 144 224
21 224 239 344 272 189 103 56 68 71 163 159 221
22 226 244 413 262 180 90 59 60 73 149 168 248
23 217 244 414 264 163 96 56 55 68 130 178 233
24 242 251 390 264 158 98 71 52 67 128 177 223
25 308 289 365 273 169 101 68 54 71 132 176 227
26 319 302 340 248 195 100 59 49 90 135 190 237
27 300 270 346 263 184 88 55 49 87 128 199 241
28 295 261 346 260 171 84 53 53 79 131 186 229
29 263 253 350 262 155 89 51 59 83 136 193 221
30 237   390 246 151 83 60 49 88 149 193 221
31 218   413   174   54 45   146   224