USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 01115170

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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Mean)
	00045 Precipitation(Sum) [Daily sum for preceding day]
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Mean)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

01115170 MOSWANSICUT STREAM NEAR NORTH SCITUATE, RI

LOCATION - Lat 41°50'27", long 71°35'06" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Providence County, RI, Hydrologic Unit 01090004, on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State Route 116, and 0.6 mi northeast of North Scituate.

DRAINAGE AREA - 3.25 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Miscellaneous discharge measurements in water years 1994-95 and 2000-09; continuous flow record from February 2009 to current year.

GAGE - Data-collection platform with telephone telemetry.

COOPERATION - Providence Water (Providence Water Supply Board).

REMARKS - Records fair except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: March 2000 to May 2001, Oct. 2001 to September 2006, February 2008 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: March 2000 to May 2001, Oct. 2001 to September 2006, February 2008 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Specific conductance and water temperature water-quality monitor since March 2000.

REMARKS -

EXTREMES for water year 2020

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 28.1 °C on July. 19, 2020 and others ; Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.5 °C on Dec. 30, 2019.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 362 µS/cm on Dec. 02, 2019; Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 125 µS/cm on Oct. 17, 2019.

EXTREMES for water year 2019

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 29.3 °C on July 04, 2019 and others ; Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.5 °C on Dec. 16, 2018.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 562 µS/cm on Jan. 20, 2019; Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 73 µS/cm on Aug. 07, 2019.

EXTREMES for water year 2018

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 29.1 °C on Jul. 04, 2018; Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.5 °C on Jan. 04, 2018.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 428 µS/cm on Dec. 23, 2017; Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 149 µS/cm on Sep. 12, 2018.

EXTREMES for water year 2017

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 29.3°C on Jul. 21, 2017; Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.4 °C on Jan. 07, 2017. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 550µS/cm on Dec. 12, 2016; Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 113 µS/cm on Oct. 21, 2016.

EXTREMES for water year 2016

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 26.6 °C on Aug. 14, 2016; Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.0 °C on Feb. 08, 2016 and many days throughout winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 292 µS/cm on Dec. 29, 2015; Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 150 µS/cm on Oct. 29, 2015.

EXTREMES for water year 2015

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 28.2 °C on Jul. 20, 2015; Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.6 °C on Feb. 21, 2015 and Mar. 1, 2015. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 394 µS/cm on Jan. 03, 2015; Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 131 µS/cm on Nov. 17, 2014.

Records for water temperature are rated as excellent, except for the following daily ranges: Daily ranges: 2015/06/09 to 2015/07/10 and 2015/09/30 which are rated as good; and 2015/07/11 to 2015/09/29 which are rated as fair. Records for specific conductance are rated as excellent, except for the following daily ranges: 2014/10/02, 2014/10/16, 2014/11/17, 2014/11/24, 2014/12/02 to 2015/01/15, 2015/02/02 to 2015/02/04, 2015/02/07 to 2015/03/17, 2015/04/28 to 2015/05/14, 2015/07/02 to 2015/07/16 2015/09/04 to 2015/09/21, and 2015/09/30 which are rated as good.
EXTREMES for water year 2014

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum instantaneous water temperature: 26.7 °C on Jul. 18, 2014; Minimum instantaneous water temperature: 0.0 °C on Jan. 24, 2014. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum instantaneous specific conductance: 471 µS/cm on Feb. 3, 2014; Minimum instantaneous specific conductance: 97 µS/cm on Aug. 13, 2014.

Records for water temperature are rated as excellent. Records for specific conductance are rated as excellent, except for the following periods that are rated as good: 2014/02/03, 2014/02/05, 2014/02/11 to 2014/03/12, 2014/04/22 to 2014/05/13, and 2014/06/03 to 2014/08/25. Missing periods are not estimated.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 3,230 uS/cm, Dec. 15, 2003; minimum, 51 uS/cm, Oct. 1, 2001. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 31.8°C, July 18, 2013; minimum, -0.5°C (rated as fair), Dec. 14, 2003.