USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01201487 STILL RIVER AT RT 7 AT BROOKFIELD CENTER, CT
LOCATION - Lat 41°27'56.96", long 73°24'11.53" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Fairfield County, CT, Hydrologic Unit 01100005, on bridge on upstream side of State Rt. 7 South, 800 ft upstream from Silvermine Rd.
DRAINAGE AREA - 62.3 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR CT-06-1: 2005 (P).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge: November 2001 to current year; February 1993 to October 2001 (gage heights and discharge measurements only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 255.24 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (256.18 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929). Satellite telemetry at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum instantaneous discharge was 10.7 ft³/s (estimated) on July 14, 2018.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1983 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
--Water Temperature: October 2013 to April 2016, (seasonal deployment April 2016 to September 2018), February 2020 to April 2023.
--Specific Conductance: October 2013 to April 2016, (seasonal deployment April 2016 to September 2018) February 2020 to April 2023.
--pH, (Seasonal deployment, June 2016 to September 2018), February 2020 to April 2023.
--Dissolved Oxygen, June 2015 to November 2016, (seasonal deployment, June 2017 to September 2018) February 2020 to April 2023.
--Turbidity October 2013 to April 2016, February 2020 to April 2023.
--Chlorophyll RFU, February 2020 to April 2023.
INSTRUMENTATION -
--Multiparameter sonde: Continuous monitoring, October 2013 to April 2016, February 2020 to April 2023; Seasonal operation, April 2016 to September 2018
--Turbidity sensor: October 2013 to September 2018, February 2020 to April 2023.
--PAR sensor August 2015 to September 2022.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
--WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 29.0°C June 30, 2021; minimum, -0.3°C Feb. 03, 2018.
--SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE @25 °C: Maximum, 3,211 µS/cm, Mar. 04, 2015; minimum, 98 µS/cm, Sep 02, 2021.
--DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 16.2 mg/l, Feb. 12, 2021 and Mar. 08, 2020; minimum, 3.3 mg/l, June 19, 2018.
--pH: Maximum, 8.9 standard units, Sept. 29-30, Oct. 02 and 15, 2016; minimum, 7.0 standard units July 17, 2017.
--TURBIDITY: Maximum, 230 FNU, Mar. 30, 2014; minimum, 0 FNU, Oct. 27, 2015.
--CHLOROPHYLL: Maximum, 80.0 RFU, Feb. 27, 2020; minimum, -0.01 RFU, Jan. 16, 2021.