USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 01115280

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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Mean)
	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

01115280 CORK BROOK AT ROCKLAND SCITUATE RD NEAR CLAYVILLE, RI

LOCATION - Lat 41°48'14", long 71°39'01" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Providence County, RI, Hydrologic Unit 01090004, on left bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on Rockland Scituate Road, and 0.8 mi northeast of Crazy Corners near Clayville.

DRAINAGE AREA - 1.79 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1993 to 2006, 2008 to current year; continuous record since May 2009.

GAGE - Data Collection Platform with telephone telemeter. Datum of gage is 429.20 ft above NAVD 1988, estimated from topographic map.

COOPERATION - Providence Water (Providence Water Supply Board).

REMARKS - Records fair except those for discharges greater than 50 cfs, less than 1.0 cfs and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: February 2000 to May 2001, October 2001 to September 2006, May 2009 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: February 2000 to May 2001, October 2001 to September 2006, May 2009 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Specific conductance and water temperature water-quality monitor February 2000 to September 2006, May 2009 to current year.

REMARKS -

EXTREMES FOR 2020 WATER-YEAR (min/max info): WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 24.2 °C on Jul. 26, 2020; minimum recorded, -0.2 °C on Jan. 09, 2020. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 340 µS/cm on Dec. 03, 2019; minimum recorded, 75 µS/cm on Apr. 13, 2020.

EXTREMES FOR 2019 WATER-YEAR (min/max info): WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 24.5 °C on July 21, 2019; minimum recorded, 0.0 °C on Nov. 15, 2018, and many other days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 475 µS/cm on Feb. 12, 2019; minimum recorded, 54 µS/cm on Jan. 27, 2019.

EXTREMES FOR 2018 WATER-YEAR (min/max info): WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 26.0 °C on Sept. 06, 2018; minimum recorded, 0.0 °C on Dec. 13, 2017, and many other days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 447 µS/cm on Sept. 06, 2018; minimum recorded, 51 µS/cm on Oct. 30, 2017.

EXTREMES FOR 2017 WATER-YEAR (min/max info): WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 22.5 °C on Aug. 22, 2017; minimum recorded, 0.0 °C on Dec. 10, 2016, and many other days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 302 µS/cm on Mar. 14, 2017; minimum recorded, 87 µS/cm on Jun. 16, 2017. Daily records for water temperature are rated as excellent. Daily records for specific conductance are rated excellent, except for the following daily range 2016/10/29 through 2016/11/02 which is rated poor.

EXTREMES FOR 2016 WATER-YEAR (min/max info): WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 26.7 °C on Aug. 12, 2016 (new extreme for period of record); minimum recorded, 0.0 °C on Jan. 04, 2016, and many other days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 375 µS/cm on Feb. 16, 2016; minimum recorded, 94 µS/cm on Jan. 10, 2016. Daily records for water temperature are rated excellent. Daily records for specific conductance are rated as excellent, except for the following daily ranges: 2015/12/18 to 2015/12/19, 2015/12/21 to 2016/03/02, 2016/06/05 to 2016/07/17, 2016/07/31 to 2016/08/22, and 2016/08/26 to 2016/09/07 which are rated good; 2016/07/18 which are rated fair; and 2016/08/23 to 2016/08/25 which are rated poor.

EXTREMES FOR 2015 WATER-YEAR (min/max info): WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 23.8 °C on Aug. 18, 2015; minimum recorded, -0.1 °C on Jan. 1, 2015, and many other days throughout the winter. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 321 µS/cm on Jan. 24, 2015; minimum recorded, 75 µS/cm on Dec. 9, 2014. Daily records for water temperature are rated as excellent. Daily records for specific conductance are rated excellent, except for the following daily ranges: 2014/10/05 to 2014/11/04, 2014/11/12 to 2014/11/14, and 2014/11/21 to 2014/11/23 which are rated good; 2014/11/05 to 2014/11/11, 2014/11/24 to 2014/11/27, and 2015/01/23 to 2015/05/06 which are rated fair; and 2014/11/28 to 2015/01/22 which are rated poor.

EXTREMES FOR 2014 WATER-YEAR (min/max info): WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded 25.7 °C on Aug. 5, 2014 (new extreme for period of record); minimum recorded 0.1 °C, Mar. 27, 2014. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 277 µS/cm, Aug. 31, 2014; minimum recorded, 79 µS/cm on Mar. 30, 2014. Records for water temperature are rated excellent. Records for specific conductance are rated as follows: excellent for daily ranges 2013/11/14 to 2013/12/12, 2013/12/25 to 2013/12/27, 2013/12/31, 2014/04/03 to 2014/04/04, 2014/09/12, and 2014/09/14 to 2014/09/30; good for daily ranges: 2013/10/01 to 2013/11/13, 2013/12/13 to 2013/12/24, 2013/12/28 to 2013/12/30, 2014/01/01 to 2014/04/02, 2014/04/05 to 2014/05/29, 2014/06/08 to 2014/06/09, and 2014/09/13; fair for daily ranges: 2014/05/30 to 2014/06/07 and 2014/06/10 to 2014/08/27; and poor for the daily range 2014/08/28 to 2014/09/11.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 1,300 uS/cm, Jan. 18, 2004; minimum, 54 uS/cm, June 7, 2006. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 26.7 °C on Aug. 12, 2016; minimum, 0.0°C, Dec. 30, 2001 and many days throughout the period of record.