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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01104000 MOTHER BROOK AT DEDHAM, MA
LOCATION - Lat 42°15'18", long 71°09'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Norfolk County, MA, Hydrologic Unit 01090001, on right bank, 100 ft upstream from Washington Street Bridge, and 0.4 mi downstream from point of diversion from Charles River, at Dedham.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1301: 1932(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge: October 1931 to current year. Water-quality records: Water years 1959, 1969-70.
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 reported as 0.03 ft below NGVD 1929. Dec. 9, 1931, to June 9, 1960, non-recording gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.
COOPERATION - Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Planning and Engineering.
REMARKS - Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Mother Brook is a diversion from Charles River to Neponset River through Dedham and Hyde Park so no drainage area is available.
The historical peak stage of 92.90 ft on Aug. 24, 1955 is from graph based on gage readings.
The historical peak stage of 92.90 ft on Aug. 24, 1955 is from graph based on gage readings.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water-quality records: Water years 1959, 1969-70.
