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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 01185500 WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER NEAR NEW BOSTON, MA


Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Hydrologic Unit Code 01080207
Latitude  42°04'43.90", Longitude  73°04'22.38" NAD83
Drainage area 91.7  square miles
Contributing drainage area 91.7  square miles
Gage datum 757.60 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 1912-10-01 -> 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
1 216 158 185 460 264 178 102 84 68 135 200 239
2 201 161 183 465 242 173 97 76 82 119 195 232
3 192 180 179 464 240 159 94 66 78 115 253 214
4 182 171 192 476 234 147 98 71 80 116 246 206
5 183 166 195 511 230 140 96 83 71 114 224 216
6 198 156 220 498 226 164 85 77 84 111 212 218
7 200 159 250 487 206 171 80 75 93 108 208 220
8 190 155 247 444 194 158 88 82 83 108 208 215
9 192 139 271 418 196 152 87 85 82 134 237 216
10 209 136 257 417 200 162 98 105 79 112 226 225
11 190 155 251 405 218 143 84 95 90 109 210 231
12 190 162 280 428 225 128 81 90 82 113 219 238
13 199 153 280 414 229 139 84 93 76 127 218 224
14 199 157 301 401 231 143 92 92 73 126 215 232
15 193 159 294 385 223 150 81 79 81 160 210 223
16 181 166 294 429 201 143 103 71 92 179 206 200
17 167 157 305 436 212 141 84 69 101 160 225 198
18 177 160 346 388 205 133 83 95 108 152 222 227
19 187 154 328 369 213 120 84 213 111 153 215 214
20 175 172 338 358 214 108 74 94 111 196 234 194
21 171 184 338 332 201 105 80 78 145 187 231 226
22 178 198 379 322 197 105 84 85 115 167 218 205
23 183 188 336 338 182 106 91 91 98 170 227 201
24 193 202 326 326 193 108 89 85 91 202 206 217
25 241 227 338 318 197 97 74 72 97 207 223 236
26 231 223 351 295 182 102 68 79 105 211 235 225
27 239 201 377 271 169 106 75 72 124 206 227 211
28 224 190 396 261 159 105 83 131 119 211 227 203
29 191 203 396 271 179 101 101 95 136 209 233 192
30 173   408 262 203 113 105 84 138 212 236 210
31 167   437   183   87 72   205   266