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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01109000 WADING RIVER NEAR NORTON, MA
LOCATION - Lat 41°56'51", long 71°10'38" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Bristol County, MA, Hydrologic Unit 01090004, on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 140, 0.9 mi upstream from confluence with Rumford River, and 1.5 mi southeast of Norton.
DRAINAGE AREA - 43.3 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 871: 1938. WSP 1301: 1929-33(M). WSP 1621: 1925-58 (monthly runoff). WDR MA-RI-84-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge: June 1925 to current year. Water-quality records: Water year 1967-68, 1999-2001.
GAGE - Data Collection Platform with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 54.35 ft above NAVD 1988. Datum previously reported as 55.14 ft above NGVD 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1930, non-recording gage at same site at datum 0.62 ft higher and Oct. 1, 1930, to May 5, 1933, at same site at present datum.
COOPERATION - Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Water Resources.
REMARKS - Records good except those for estimated unit value discharge, which are fair. Flow regulated to some extent by Lake Mirimichi and other lakes and reservoirs upstream. Diversion upstream for municipal supply of Attleboro and small diversions to and from basin for other municipal supplies.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water-quality records: Water year 1967-68, 1999-2001.
