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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 01197500 HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR GREAT BARRINGTON, MA


Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Hydrologic Unit Code 01100005
Latitude  42°13'54.9", Longitude  73°21'16.8" NAD83
Drainage area 282  square miles
Contributing drainage area 282  square miles
Gage datum 682.41 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
1 607 496 560 1,320 828 554 379 307 225 346 414 613
2 611 492 556 1,360 800 538 371 289 226 329 409 611
3 584 513 549 1,390 774 521 359 262 238 308 446 588
4 565 520 547 1,380 776 511 320 250 241 298 516 554
5 549 506 587 1,410 766 474 317 259 230 304 503 546
6 533 465 638 1,440 730 463 310 242 251 303 481 577
7 546 467 724 1,440 698 502 296 261 282 302 457 608
8 540 467 760 1,390 656 503 276 286 288 314 450 603
9 535 439 777 1,330 629 478 302 276 279 358 468 566
10 551 421 804 1,270 632 470 308 264 273 351 485 577
11 551 441 779 1,240 668 453 302 263 250 327 467 581
12 549 490 790 1,230 680 437 288 275 246 304 463 604
13 532 476 817 1,220 720 453 288 283 247 293 475 620
14 527 474 866 1,210 727 479 302 280 252 291 475 596
15 543 468 900 1,170 702 486 299 257 251 301 478 600
16 519 504 897 1,170 669 466 302 246 259 322 468 578
17 492 498 905 1,250 664 450 306 224 287 347 474 548
18 466 498 971 1,210 672 430 283 239 286 358 485 558
19 497 488 1,010 1,140 661 407 296 270 305 343 470 570
20 523 476 986 1,120 668 385 300 253 308 368 490 546
21 498 491 983 1,100 648 384 292 226 306 409 522 550
22 493 533 1,030 1,040 624 387 287 231 355 410 517 584
23 502 569 1,040 1,020 594 370 294 238 331 391 520 572
24 536 568 1,020 1,030 610 372 326 242 306 389 513 560
25 611 629 1,020 1,030 610 354 302 232 297 412 495 564
26 661 642 1,040 973 594 369 276 233 291 417 525 635
27 657 620 1,110 926 582 365 262 226 289 423 567 605
28 638 591 1,180 879 556 347 291 243 304 418 568 584
29 583 614 1,210 848 531 351 326 276 322 427 589 560
30 519   1,220 838 555 364 351 277 333 422 600 552
31 496   1,270   572   337 256   423   586