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Water-Year Summary for Site 01117420

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01117420 USQUEPAUG RIVER NEAR USQUEPAUG, RI
LOCATION - Lat 41°28'36", long 71°36'19" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Washington County, RI, Hydrologic Unit 01090005, on left bank at upstream side of Heaton Orchard Bridge on State Highway 2 in South Kingstown, 1.2 mi upstream from Chickasheen Brook, 1.8 mi south of Usquepaug, and 2.6 mi west of West Kingston.
DRAINAGE AREA - 36.1 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -

WDR MA-RI, water years 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, annual peak discharges.

Revision:  Datum of gage was revised on February 9, 2024 to 90.12 ft above NAVD of 1988.  Prior to September 22, 2022, datum of gage was reported as 81.28 ft above NGVD of 1929 or 80.38 ft above NAVD  of 1988.  The source of this error could not be found.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge: February 1958 to July 1960 in Rhode Island Water Resources Board Geologic Bulletin 13. December 1974 to current year. Water-quality records: Water years 1975-83.
GAGE - Data Collection Platform with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 90.12 ft above NAVD of 1988.
COOPERATION - Rhode Island Water Resources Board.
REMARKS - Records fair except those for discharges less than 20 cfs, greater than 500 cfs, and those for estimated daily discharge, which are poor. Flow affected at times by upstream irrigation.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water-quality records: Water years 1975-83.