LOCATION--Lat 42° 15’18", long 71° 09’53", Norfolk County, Hydrologic Unit 01090001, on right bank 100 ft upstream from Washington Street Bridge at Dedham and 0.4 mi downstream from point of diversion from Charles River.
PERIOD OF RECORD--Discharge: October 1931 to current year.
Water-quality records: Water years 1959, 1969–70.
REVISED RECORDS--WSP 1301: 1932(M).
GAGE--Data Collection Platform with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 0.76 ft below NAVD 1988. Prior to May 12, 2020, datum of gage is 0.03 ft below NGVD 1929. Concrete control since June 10, 1960. Dec. 9, 1931, to June 9, 1960, non-recording gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.
REMARKS--Mother Brook is a man-made diversion from Charles River to Neponset River through Dedham and Hyde Park. Drainage area is not applicable. All flows are controlled by the DCR and may appear unusually low or high compared to surrounding streams during certain times of the year.
COOPERATION BY--Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Planning and Engineering.