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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.
LOCATION--Lat 41°18'38", long
71°51'30",referenced to North American Datum of 1983,
Washington County, RI, Hydrologic Unit is indeterminate.
PERIOD OF RECORD--August 3, 2014 to present.
GAGE--Data Collection platform with satellite telemeter. Datum of
gage is NAVD 1988.
REMARKS--Stage affected by tidal fluctuations.
COOPERATION BY--Town of Westerly
Rhode Island.
NOTE: The data for the
Meterological parameters for this site are temporary and will only be
displayed for 120 days. Time series of 15-minute or cumulative daily
values WILL NOT be available for retrieval following the 120-display
period. Although the instrumentation is calibrated during field
visits,the temporary classification means that documented routine
inspections and other quality assurance measures are not performed that
would make the data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use
in general scientific or interpretive studies.
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