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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 42°14’05", long
70°52’21", Plymouth County, Hydrologic Unit 01090001, on
left bank, 15 ft upstream from Leavitt Street bridge, and 1 mi upstream
from mouth at Hingham.
DRAINAGE AREA--14.1 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD--April 2006 to current year. Water-quality
records: Water years 1999, 2000.
GAGE--Data Collection Platform with satellite telemeter. Datum of
gage is 14.19 ft above NAVD 1988, estimated from topographic map. Prior
to May 13, 2020, datum of gage reported as 15 ft above NGVD 1929,
estimated from topographic map.
REMARKS--Flow affected by upstream surface- and ground-water
withdrawals and by occasional regulation by millponds.
COOPERATION BY-- Massachusetts Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Min (2015) | 25th percen- tile | Median | Mean | Most Recent Instantaneous Value Mar 2 | 75th percen- tile | Max (2018) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.4 | 24 | 34 | 39 | 39.4 | 55 | 68.9 |