USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01123000 LITTLE RIVER NEAR HANOVER, CT
LOCATION - Lat 41°40'18", long 72°03'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Windham County, CT, Hydrologic Unit 01100002, on left bank 800 ft upstream from bridge on Hanover Rd., 0.7 mi downstream from Peck Brook, 2.3 mi northeast of Hanover, and 6.5 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 30 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR CT-83-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1951 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of Gage is 220.32 ft above NAVD88. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Federal Interagency River Basin Committee and with Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - The maximum peak flow of 2,450 ft³/s was obtained from rating curve extended above 820 ft³/s. The maximum stage of 8.31 ft. was from flood marks in gage well. Minimum discharge: 2.9 ft³/s, Aug. 16, 20, 22, 1988, Sept. 25, 2015.