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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 42o24'39", long
71o47'30", Worcester County, Hydrologic Unit
01070004, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Muddy Pond
Road, 1.5 mi upstream from mouth and 2.5 mi southwest of
Sterling.
DRAINAGE AREA--29.1 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD--Low-flow partial record measurements in water years 1971-73, 1991-93. Continuous stage data recorder April 1994 to current year.WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD--Water temperature and specific conductance, April 1998 to current year; precipitation October 1998 to current year.
This gage is monitored in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Water Supply Protection, Office of Watershed Management, with funding from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority . |
Min (2002) | 25th percen- tile | Median | Most Recent Instantaneous Value Mar 2 | Mean | 75th percen- tile | Max (2010) |
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19.4 | 44 | 69 | 78.4 | 84 | 109 | 269 |