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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 41°59'14",   Longitude 72°36'21"   NAD27

Capitol Planning Region County, Connecticut, Hydrologic Unit 010802050105

Drainage area: 9,660.0 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 9,660.0 square miles,

Datum of gage: 27.75 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1990-10-01	2026-01-20
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2001-12-06	2004-08-23	2805
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928-08-01	2026-01-19	35598
Gage height, feet	1993-07-27	2026-01-19	11294
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2001-12-06	2004-08-23	2781
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2001-12-06	2004-08-23	935
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928-08-01	2025-12-09	35560
Gage height, feet	1993-07-27	2025-12-09	11256
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2001-12-06	2004-08-23	927
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2001-12	2004-08
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928-08	2025-12
Gage height, feet	1993-07	2025-12
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2001-12	2004-08
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2002	2004
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928	2026
Gage height, feet	1993	2026
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	2002	2004
Peak streamflow	1929-03-25	2023-12-19	96
Field measurements	1979-03-08	2025-12-10	250
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1952-10-10	2024-03-04	1228
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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